Myth # 69 : " But if we don ’ t breed them they ’ ll go extinct ."
Myth # 69 : " But if we don ’ t breed them they ’ ll go extinct ."
Sadly , it is indeed true that several species of animals have been bred ( and recently even genetically manipulated ) to be more efficiently usable as commodities by us humans . And it is also true that one of the reasons behind the continued existence of these species is our continued breeding of them for selfish and ultimately violent ends . As such , the argument can indeed be made that if we stop using ( and abusing ) these species , that they will indeed – possibly – eventually go extinct .
Of course , as with every other rationalization given for animal abuse , this one fails miserably as well ... Consider the following facts :
* Fact : First of all , realize that it is impossible for an artificially created species – one that was not created via the process of natural evolution – to " go extinct " at all . In addition to this truth , realize as well that each & every generation of farmed animals bred for human consumption already " goes extinct " every time it is collectively sent to slaughter ; thousands upon thousands of generations of animals gone forever ; only to be continually replaced by the next line of prisoners in an endless assembly line of raw human greed & selfish human brutality .
* Fact : Secondly , how arrogant it is for anyone to believe that just because we humans would stop using farmed animals for food & clothing that these animals would automatically stop breeding on their own in manageable quantities . Yes , the perversely massive herd-sizes that we have created today would dwindle gradually to sustainable numbers , and yet there is nothing to say that these species – if allowed to exercise their inalienable right to pursue life & liberty & happiness – wouldn ' t continue to find mates and bear young and care for their families . There wouldn ' t be as many of these animals , true enough , and yet they would indeed still be here – not for us to use & abuse as sources of food , of course , but rather for us to appreciate & honor as sources of companionship .
* Fact : Finally , and by far most importantly , even if this myth were true ; even if farmed animals would gradually go extinct were we to stop using them for our own selfish ends , that is no justification whatsoever for systematically murdering them merely so that they can continue to fulfill those same superficial & selfish purposes . How disturbingly – indeed , how repulsively – ironic it is that meat-eaters profess to be concerned for the survival of farmed species that they themselves are artificially breeding , and that they themselves are then only allowing to reach the age of adolescence before sending to a brutal slaughterhouse end !
As such , please take a moment to take an honest look at the images on the opposing page – one pair representing what death would look like for animals allowed to live out their lives naturally , and the other showing what death already looks like for the millions upon millions of adolescent farmed animals who are brutally slaughtered every single day …
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