Myth # 66 : " But veganism robs animals of their Purpose ."
Myth # 66 : " But veganism robs animals of their Purpose ."
Even though quite a few people believe this myth to be true , it is actually nothing more than an arrogant fabrication of the human mind . Rest assured that farmed animals do not see themselves as mere “ food ” for any other being – certainly not us humans , and that their obvious terror & fervent unwillingness to die in slaughterhouses is definite proof of this fact .
No , " food animals " are seen in this way only because a large portion of the human population has been indoctrinated to label them as such . Indeed , every single sentient animal knows life and wants to live , every single sentient animal knows companionship and wants to love & be loved , and every single sentient animal knows comfort and wants to be free from pain & suffering . Not a single one of the billions of animals who are murdered annually around the world had as its primary purpose becoming food for humans – not a single one of them ! And all the humans who have had the good fortune to visit an animal sanctuary and experience firsthand the peaceful nature & warm personalities of deer , sheep , pigs , cows , horses , chickens , turkeys , and goats know this Truth already ... And those who haven ' t , too often do not .
Anyway , this myth isn ’ t really about arguing for the innate worth & independent meaning of the lives of sentient animals … What it ’ s really about is awakening humans to the raw arrogance & sheer ignorance of their egocentric value systems that judge animals to be “ less than ”, and thereby rationalize placing them under our jurisdiction to do with as we please .
When it gets right down to it , we really aren ’ t the most moral of species , and it would behoove us all to get off our high horse ( often literally ) and start treating sentient animals with the basic Respect & fundamental Decency they all deserve . Remember , there was a time not that long ago when the majority of us humans believed that the Earth was flat , that diseases were caused by demons , and that thunderstorms were caused by an angry god . Fortunately , we woke up from those delusions -- which means that we can wake up from or current falsehoods as well .
My Friends , our fellow sentient animals are not our property , they are not our servants , and they most certainly are not our food . Animals have their own lives , their own desires , and their own reasons for being . It is time we awaken to this fact … and it is time we start acting accordingly .
Thank you .
Current status of this Myth : Excoriated Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
“ A pig is intelligent and , like other sentient animals , has a sense of family about it . When I sit down next to a tree , my pigs sit down with me . I could no more kill one of them than I could my dog … As such , I ’ ve logically grown to find the taste of meat repulsive , and meat itself – in knowing from when it comes , despicable .” ~ inspired by David Lay
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