Every Nation is the Worst Offender
Opinion
In moments of frustration and anger, many of us demonize an entire country when we learn about the atrocities they commit against animals, but those feelings are misguided. Only a small percentage of people in any country participate in the abuse, and most are probably unaware. In addition, whatever country we happen to call home is probably committing abuses that are every bit as bad, so why point a finger? Every nation is culpable:
The French insert tubes down the throats of ducks and force feed them:
The Spanish set some bulls on fire and chase others through city streets:
photo: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images
The Chinese skin animals alive for fur:
Americans lasso young animals, wrestle them to the ground and twist their necks at rodeos:
Canadians club baby seals:
Africans tear the tusks out of elephants’ faces:
Photo: Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone
Australians hack flesh out of sheep to keep insects out of their wool:
Mexicans stab bulls to death to cheering crowds:
The Danish drive pilot whales into the shore and butcher them:
Photo: Sea Shepherd
The Japanese shoot harpoons with explosives into protected whales and serve animals at restaurants who are still alive:
Photo: sundayworld.com
This list goes on. Instead of vilifying entire countries, which does nothing to help their animals, we should target our anger – and energy – toward those who commit the atrocities and the authorities who have the power to stop them.
I wish humans would stop being so primitive
Wouldn’t the works just be a better place if we could ‘do as you would be done by’. These creatures are living sentient beings who nurture their thing the way we do. If you wouldn’t want to watch your child stabbed to death, skinned alive, anally electrocuted then don’t do it to another living creature. Is it acceptable to have your child scalped because someone else wants to wear its hair – of course not! The human race needs to catch up with civilisation!
It’s a great point that we shouldn’t vilify countries, but instead the people who commit the abuse. Here in America I do tend to think most Americans don’t give a damn about animals and instead just care about whatever purpose they’re serving whether it be fur, food, the zoo etc. it’s hard not to judge an entire nation when the abuse seems to rampant and disregard for those without a voice is common.