Cats and dogs fur in China is a known issue. I posted the video but here it is again http://www.peta.org/feat/ChineseFurFarms/index.asp.
It has been banned by the European Union from what i know.
It is just an example of the cruelty to animals from men. There are many more examples in modern capitalist industry. Now the question is: do you want to be part of the process? To make a choice you also have to know what is going on, not being ruled by ignorance. For this, peta videos are useful. Here is another example about egg industry. Eggs are present in many products, you should be aware of what you eat. In buddhism it is called mindfulness.
"A new investigation by our friends at Mercy for Animals has exposed once again the egg industry's horrific abuse of chickens. Workers at a supplier of NuCal—one of the largest egg companies in the U.S.—were documented ripping weakened birds out of tiny metal battery cages and throwing them violently into a "kill cart." Sick and injured birds were denied veterinary care and were left to die in filthy, crowded cages. Undercover investigators caught one worker twisting a sick bird's neck, throwing her on the ground, and leaving her to die.
Watch the shocking video footage here."
We usually discriminate between the animal and us. But if you eat it, when does it become you? In buddhism, the view of emptiness reminds us we cannot exist independently from food. In this way we should not discriminate between I and the animal's will and suffering. Why discriminate between I and a fish or chicken?
In Hindhuism, Ganesha the elephant god is the son of Siva. It symbolizes the compassionate fact that we should treat animals as our sons. Would you eat your son? Would you kill your son if he wants to escape you? Why discriminate between your son and a fish or a chicken?
The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says during the vietnamese war, the US troops discriminated between their suffering and the vietnamese suffering. The US troops killed many vietnamese civilians. Doesnt this discrimination came from discriminating between us and the suffering of animals?
Peace and love
It has been banned by the European Union from what i know.
It is just an example of the cruelty to animals from men. There are many more examples in modern capitalist industry. Now the question is: do you want to be part of the process? To make a choice you also have to know what is going on, not being ruled by ignorance. For this, peta videos are useful. Here is another example about egg industry. Eggs are present in many products, you should be aware of what you eat. In buddhism it is called mindfulness.
"A new investigation by our friends at Mercy for Animals has exposed once again the egg industry's horrific abuse of chickens. Workers at a supplier of NuCal—one of the largest egg companies in the U.S.—were documented ripping weakened birds out of tiny metal battery cages and throwing them violently into a "kill cart." Sick and injured birds were denied veterinary care and were left to die in filthy, crowded cages. Undercover investigators caught one worker twisting a sick bird's neck, throwing her on the ground, and leaving her to die.
Watch the shocking video footage here."
We usually discriminate between the animal and us. But if you eat it, when does it become you? In buddhism, the view of emptiness reminds us we cannot exist independently from food. In this way we should not discriminate between I and the animal's will and suffering. Why discriminate between I and a fish or chicken?
In Hindhuism, Ganesha the elephant god is the son of Siva. It symbolizes the compassionate fact that we should treat animals as our sons. Would you eat your son? Would you kill your son if he wants to escape you? Why discriminate between your son and a fish or a chicken?
The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh says during the vietnamese war, the US troops discriminated between their suffering and the vietnamese suffering. The US troops killed many vietnamese civilians. Doesnt this discrimination came from discriminating between us and the suffering of animals?
Peace and love
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