Comments on: I’m Not an Animal Lover http://crueltyfreefamily.com/?p=1236 Please pass the peace! Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Ruth Eisenbud http://crueltyfreefamily.com/?p=1236#comment-546 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:16:00 +0000 http://crueltyfreefamily.com/?p=1236#comment-546 The word love is so ambiguous…. I love chocolate, I love my family, I love animals, but I eat them…
How many times have spouse abusers said they love their victims?

The word love is relative…. which makes it possible for some dog rescuers to say they love animals, but they eat meat?

If we are to have a more meaningful version of compassion a more accurate word is needed to claim compassion for animals than love….

The term that comes to mind is not emotionally charged, but is appropriate guidance for alleviating the suffering and ending the slaughter of animals:

“In my opinion, the most beautiful word ever written, in any country, in any language, at any time, came from India. Ahimsa: non-violence to any living being” Philip Wollen

]]> By: Ruth Eisenbud http://crueltyfreefamily.com/?p=1236#comment-545 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:23:00 +0000 http://crueltyfreefamily.com/?p=1236#comment-545 Beautifully said…. There is a lot of confusion about compassion for animals in nations that are guided by dominion. The crux of the issue is a belief that human lives are more important than animals lives. This fallacy results in the killing of 4-5 million dogs a year in american shelters by people who claim to love animals.

A more humane approach towards street animals exists in India, where it is against the law to kill a dog. Street dogs are neutered, vaccinated against rabies and given medical care. The ethic that saves so many lives is ahimsa, which does not grant humans the right to control or kill animals or each other. It would be safe to assume that the rescuers in India do not eat meat…. they understand that all lives are important.

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