Don't Duck Your Part in Being Kind

This video shows a duck family bravely crossing a highway. I dare you to watch it and not hold your breath a few times!

And in story books we can see similar events of nonhuman families just trying to negotiate the world of challenges we've put in their path:

From Make Way for Ducklings

Momma Mallard

And then there was this Dash Cam Video:


Now isn't it good to know that genuine kindness doesn't reside exclusively in story books? 

Coincidentally, just a few days ago a pair of young Mallards (or Wood Ducks ?) wandered close enough for me to watch them for a bit - Here's what I can share of that thrilling experience:

I suppose my simple message is: Please don't "duck" from doing your part to make a better world... Life is full of perils for all of us. We're all in the middle of some road, somewhere. If we can observe in a peaceful way as others make their journey or if we can help them when there's trouble - It's a good day for everyone.

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The Ugly Secret About The Food On Your Plate - It Had A Face

An Innocent Child's Toy - Reveals an Ugly Secret...

"No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded" Margaret Mead

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Courting Dairy Cows... Then Eating Them - Rapacious Husbandry

So on Valentines Day I couldn't help but examine the "husbandry" practices of the dairy industry. I took a look at the extravagant courting of female cows at the World Dairy Expo.

Objectification of the Feminine:

Complete with flowers, soft smelling hay and "devoted" care - These cow "grooms" parade their female milk-slaves in front of an audience of 65,000 fellow slave worshipers. The contest I suppose is based on physical characteristics as well as "performance". Each female having been bred to maximize the amount of pounds/tons of mammary secretions her body can yield... All this of course after having birthed a calf, which she was forced bare and to forced to relinquish... Over and over again.

This is not anthropomorphism... It is a biological imperative for a mother to wish to nourish and nurture her young. But if this were allowed to happen - of course humans could not steal the milk. The "husbands" could not capitalize on the fluids and flesh their "queen cows" provide.

Love the mother... Eat the child:

The ironic thing I found about this dairy charade was in knowing that as these manicured and pampered cows were lavished with roses - At the same time their counterparts... Sisters, mothers, brothers, sons and fathers were being killed and grilled - All in the further gain of price per pound profits.

So while animal agriculture folks say they "love" their animals - The truth is plain to see... The "love" is in the "tender" rose-veal steaks, stolen from the lives of babes...

There is no Valentines Day in animal ag... Only "Value-Times"... Once your "services" are no longer needed your death is the only thing that has worth. I wonder if these romantic "husbands" bring sweets when they separate her from her child? Do they coo and woo before elbow high artificial insemination? Do they play soft romantic music as she's lead to the kill floor?
Today is a day about "love"... There is nothing kind or gentle in the raising or eating of animals... We don't need to do this. We can thrive on a plant based diet...

Please - Have a Heart...

If you are not vegan yet --- Go Vegan Now ---

links:

Concentration Camps for Dairy Calves
The Sexual Politics of Meat

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