The animals say, "Enough is enough"

Kerry A. Thompson

I had a dream last night that the animals of the world said, "Enough is enough" and decided to kill the humans. Although I was afraid, I also thought of their decision, "I totally understand."

With every story I hear about elephants and rhinos butchered for their tusks and horns, sharks killed for their fins, dolphins slaughtered, animals in factory farms imprisoned in horrible conditions, and so many more examples of animal suffering and cruelty in the world, I feel angry, despairing, and complicit. I long for a world where humans understand that the planet is here for all of us and all beings are allowed to live as they were meant to. I have more work to do with my own choices, especially with my transportation and food choices, that are contributing to that suffering.

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