The War on Animals

We often hear phrases like "humane slaughter," as if the violent taking of an animal's life could ever be kind or just. But consider the absurdity: would anyone accept "humane rape," "humane child molestation," or a "humane holocaust"? These ideas are rightly rejected because the harm they describe is fundamentally incompatible with humanity or compassion. So why do we accept the notion of "humane slaughter" for animals?

This is a classic case of cognitive dissonance—our minds trying to hold two opposing beliefs at once. We love animals and want to protect them, yet we support systems that cause unimaginable suffering under the guise of necessity or tradition. We tell ourselves the suffering is minimized, or that it's "natural." But the truth remains: killing animals for food can never be truly humane.

The good news is that we don't need to rely on the suffering of sentient beings for our survival. There is an abundance of plants and crops that provide complete nutrition and sustenance, without the cruelty and violence inherent in animal agriculture.

If we truly stand for justice, peace, and compassion, we must reject the myths that allow harm to continue unnoticed or ignored. Our choices on the plate are powerful acts of kindness or cruelty.

There are no slaughterhouses in the heavens, no slauhterhouses in the new Kingdom. It is is free of pain inflicted on innocent lives- just as the Garden of Eden knew no bloodshed.

Peace doesn't start in politics or protest alone. Peace begins on your plate.

Cultural Lines, Not Moral Lines

One culture eats pigs, another eats dogs — and each looks down on the other for it.
But the difference isn't morality, it's geography.
What we call "food" or "friend" is shaped by tradition, not ethics. Compassion shouldn't stop at culture's borders.

God needs an army, not an audience

From their wonderful website: The Freedom Farm Sanctuary was created out of a vision shared by hundreds of thousands in Israel, who aspire to make a significant change in the attitude of human beings towards other earthly creations, who dream that one day we will be able to view animals as creatures entitled to lives of freedom, with whom we can live side by side harmoniously without hurting, abusing or exploiting them, and without taking their flesh, their liberty, and their soul. Also check out Edgar's mission!

God notices how people treat the animals in their care, and he wants them to choose kindness, according to a story from Numbers 22 in which a donkey spoke audibly to her master after he mistreated her. A sorcerer named Balaam and his donkey encountered the Angel of the Lord while traveling, and what happened showed the importance of treating God's creatures well.

Balaam set off on a journey to do some sorcery work for Balak, the king of ancient Moab, in exchange for a large sum of money. Even though God had sent a message in a dream not to do the work - which involved spiritually cursing the Israelite people whom God had blessed - Baalam let greed take over in his soul and chose to take on the Moabite assignment despite God's warning. God was angry that Baalam was motivated by greed rather than faithfulness.

As Balaam was riding on his donkey on the way to do the work, God himself showed up in angelic form as the Angel of the Lord. Numbers 22:23 describes what happened next: "When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat it to get it back on the road."

Balaam went on to beat his donkey twice more as the donkey moved out of Angel of Lord's way. Each time the donkey moved abruptly, Balaam got upset by the sudden movement and decided to punish his animal. The donkey could see the Angel of the Lord, but Balaam couldn't. Ironically, even though Balaam was a famous sorcerer who was known for his clairvoyant abilities, he couldn't see God appearing as an angel - but one of God's creatures could. The donkey's soul was in a more pure state than Balaam's soul was.

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Purity makes it easier to perceive angels because it opens up spiritual perception in the presence of holiness. Then, miraculously, God made it possible for the donkey to speak to Balaam in an audible voice to get his attention. "Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and it said to Balaam, 'What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?'" verse 28 says.

What does it say about a holy place, if it cannot recognize the sacred in the most desperate of creatures?

The Absence of Mercy Is the Presence of Evil

In Veracruz, Mexico, a cow escaped on her way to the slaughterhouse. Driven by sheer instinct and a will to live, she ran through the streets until she reached a church - fittingly named Our Lady of Mercy.

But mercy was nowhere to be found.

She wasn't granted sanctuary. She wasn't seen as a soul seeking refuge — only as property that had strayed.
Despite her desperate plea for life, no one stepped in.
She was taken away. And now, she's gone.

She entered a place built on compassion, and still, no one could see her as worthy of it. 

A truck carrying cows to slaughter rolled over. Two animals escaped from the overturned vehicle and made a run for it. One ran for the open doors of a supermarket and was shot dead - allegedly in the meat aisle.

If you were a true carnivore and think it's "natural" to eat animals, then this photo should make you hungry.

Mother Cow With Child Ran For Freedom, Shot Down With 70 Bullets

France, a couple years ago...and instead of being rescued to live in a sanctuary, she was gunned down, with her baby....

70 bullets were shot at her, without mercy..

You don't need meat to build muscle, run faster, or lift heavier. More and more elite athletes - from runners and cyclists to bodybuilders and Olympians - are proving that a plant-based diet can fuel peak performance.

💪 Iron? It's found in abundance in plant foods like lentils, tofu, spinach, beans, pumpkin seeds, and quinoa. Your body can absorb it just fine - especially when combined with vitamin C (like citrus or bell peppers).

🥬 Protein? Every plant contains protein. Athletes thrive on beans, lentils, nuts, whole grains, and soy — without the cholesterol or inflammation that often comes with animal products.

💊 B12? Yes, vegans supplement it — not because plants lack it, but because modern hygiene removes soil bacteria where B12 naturally comes from. Animals get it from supplements too, or from eating unwashed soil — vegans just skip the middleman.

👉 You don't need to eat an animal who ate plants — just go straight to the source.

Parents love taking their children to petting zoos - especially around Easter, to see the newborn lambs. They smile, take photos, stroke the soft wool… But they don't tell their children the truth: that many of these lambs will soon be slaughtered. Why not take them to the slaughterhouse too? Why only show them the beginning of a life they won't let live?

This is not teaching love for animals — this is teaching selective affection wrapped in denial.
We hide the violence because we know, deep down, children would be horrified. And maybe that tells us everything we need to know.

Lamb isn't just a word for meat — it means baby sheep. Most lambs are slaughtered between 6 and 8 weeks old, long before they've had a chance to grow, play, or bond with their mothers.

The same goes for veal — the flesh of baby calves, often taken from their mothers within days of birth. Their meat is pale and tender because they are still infants.

These animals are not "products" — they are newborns, full of life and trust. Think about what that really means the next time you see "lamb chops" or "veal cutlet" on a menu. Behind the words is a life that barely began.

Stop Animal Testing - Buy Vegan Only!

Those who pay, hold the power. 
Every time we buy animal products or items tested on animals, we fund and authorize that suffering.
Our money is a vote - and animals pay the price. 

No less than 87.5% of biomedical research is inefficient and wasteful, says Professor Michael Bracken. Dr. Frances Cheng (source) More than 95 percent of drugs tested successfully on animals end up failing in humans. I dissected and experimented on animals and advocated for their use for more than a decade before I learned, through my own doctoral research, that animal "models" do not reflect human physiology. Critics of animal use are painted as unscientific, as extreme, or as bullies for objecting to even the most abhorrent of experiments. But experimenters' most despicable act is to pretend to be victims when their work is criticized. See full interview at: lockwoodfilm.com/test-subjects

In this beagle farm, about 2000 #beagles are produced every single year

The Story of Britches

Britches, a baby macaque born in 1985 at the University of California, Riverside, was torn from his mother at birth. His eyelids were sewn shut, and a sonar device was strapped to his head as part of a cruel sensory-deprivation experiment meant to last three years.

At just 5 weeks old, Britches was rescued by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) during a raid that freed over 460 animals, including cats, rabbits, rats, and pigeons. The heartbreaking footage of Britches, crying and alone, was shared with PETA, who released it to the public — sparking global outrage.

The public pressure worked: the university permanently ended the eye-sewing experiments, and 8 of the 17 studies disrupted by the raid were never resumed.

While the NIH claimed the lab met "appropriate" standards, the world saw the truth: no experiment justifies that kind of suffering. Britches' story is a powerful reminder: science must never come at the cost of compassion.

"Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is, 'Because the animals are like us.' Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is, 'Because the animals are not like us.'"- Charles Magel

The Hidden Suffering of Farmed Rabbits

Rabbits are the third most farmed animals for meat globally, yet they receive almost no legal protection in many countries. In industrial rabbit farming, these sensitive animals are typically kept in tiny wire cages with less than one A4 sheet of space per rabbit — barely enough to turn around or stand upright.

According to reports by Compassion in World Farming and Eurogroup for Animals, over 330 million rabbits are farmed each year in the EU alone — most in battery-style cages with no enrichment, solid flooring, or outdoor access.

They cannot hop, dig, or display natural behaviors. Many suffer from painful injuries, extreme stress, and are slaughtered at just 8–12 weeks old.

👉 Rabbits are social, intelligent beings who feel fear and pain. Don't support industries that treat them like disposable objects.

Do not buy fur or 'fake fur'

Many items labeled as "faux fur" are in fact made from real animal fur - often from rabbits, raccoon dogs, or cats - especially in fast fashion. Mislabeling is shockingly common, and real fur is sometimes cheaper to produce than quality synthetic alternatives. Investigations in the UK, EU, and U.S. (e.g. Humane Society International) have repeatedly found real fur falsely labeled as "faux." Brands know consumers want cruelty-free fashion - but that doesn't mean they're honest. They profit from confusion.

👉 If you don't want to support the fur industry, avoid all fur - even so-called "fake" fur.

Don't risk it. Don't wear animal cruelty.

The Reality of Foie Gras 

Foie gras - meaning "fatty liver" in French - is produced by force-feeding ducks or geese several times a day through a metal tube shoved down their throats. This cruel process, called gavage, causes their livers to swell up to 10 times their normal size, leading to pain, organ failure, and a slow, agonizing death.

Numerous undercover investigations have revealed birds panting in distress, too sick to stand, some bleeding from the beak or covered in vomit. Many die before slaughter from ruptured organs. Foie gras has been condemned by veterinarians and banned in multiple countries, yet the industry continues where profit outweighs compassion.

For over six decades, the horrifying treatment of animals on live export ships has been kept in the shadows. Every year, millions of animals — mostly sheep and cattle — are crammed onto ships and sent across oceans, often for weeks at a time, facing unimaginable suffering.

In the sweltering heat, many animals collapse from dehydration and exhaustion. Some are literally cooked alive, dying slowly in temperatures exceeding 40–50°C (104–122°F) in their own waste. 

They go without food or clean water, with some too sick or injured to stand, trampled to death by others. Illness, untreated wounds, and panic are common — and when they arrive at their destination, brutal slaughter often awaits, without any of the protections they'd receive in their home country.

Investigations (such as by Animals Australia and independent whistleblowers) have exposed this suffering again and again — yet the trade continues under a veil of secrecy and profit.

There is no "humane" export. Only silence, suffering, and the sea.

Fish are not vegetables. They are animals - with brains, nervous systems, and the capacity to feel pain. Neuroscientific research confirms that fish experience not just pain, but also fear, stress, and even have memories.

When pulled from water, fish suffocate slowly, often enduring up to 20 minutes of agony before dying. Their gills collapse, and their organs fail as they struggle for oxygen — a terrifying and painful death.

Some argue that "plants feel pain," but this is false. Plants have no brain, no central nervous system, and no consciousness — they cannot suffer.

Fish Feel Pain — And Fish Are not Vegetables