{"id":3934,"date":"2012-05-28T16:10:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T20:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sevaniskin.com\/blog\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2012-06-04T17:08:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T21:08:21","slug":"animal-rights-are-never-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevaniskin.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/28\/animal-rights-are-never-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"“Animal Rights Are Never Wrong”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quotes are always flying around the internet these days, but this one above “Animal Rights are Never Wrong”<\/em> struck me.\u00a0 This is a guiding principal at Sevani, and one I hold near and dear to my heart in my personal life too.<\/p>\n

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So often in our culture we treat animals with disrespect.\u00a0 Whether that involves testing cosmetics and beauty products on animals, factory farming and the abhorrent conditions farm animals are so often kept in, companion animal abuse, and on and on – these beings suffer at the hands of humans way too often.\u00a0 Unfortunately, if we humans that love and care for animals don’t speak up for their rights, they’ll continue to be trampled and worse, seen as having no rights at all because they’re “just animals”.<\/p>\n

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\"Animal<\/a>This is the point of view that’s “wrong<\/em>” in my opinion though.<\/p>\n

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I feel our thoughts about and treatment of animals is a symptom of a much larger problem. \u00a0 One that has led to a lot of the environmental issues we’re experiencing today.\u00a0 Many humans look at themselves as “superior to” the earth and the animals we share it with.\u00a0 But, in reality, we’re no different than animals.\u00a0 We are all part of the interconnected earth family and are dependent upon each other; even if many humans would like to try to forget that.<\/p>\n

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Currently, this superiority complex we humans seem to suffer from is leading us toward our undoing.\u00a0\u00a0 But, it’s not too late. to change and honor animals and their natural right to a free life – like the one we humans hold so dear.\u00a0 Not sure what you can do to help support animal rights?\u00a0 Here are just a few ideas ~<\/p>\n

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