Next in Line...

Do you know how it feels to be next in line?

Take a moment and look at this cow. He is next to be slaughtered.  He has heard the howl of pain, cries and pleas of his friend killed before him. He desperately wants to escape. He trembles in fear. Yet, no one cares. To the workers in the slaughterhouse, his life is worthless. But for this cow, all he has is his one and only life.

His life Matters to Him Too!

I think most of us can empathize with him.  We knew how difficult it is to be next to something we do not want and yet we are left without a choice. It is said that we travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us.  Yet, for this cow and all other cows lined up to be killed in slaughterhouses all over the world - do we care that they just want to escape with their life? Just like us, life matters to these cows too!

The next time I travel and eat at a restaurant, I will be thinking of all the animals struggling not be next in line. I may lose my appetite for most of the available cuisines. However, I am sure to feast on dishes served without a dead animal.

Thanks to the power of technology! What has been hidden to us by meat industries for years has come out – no animal wants to die! Smiling celebrities eating meat displayed on huge billboards has muddled this obvious truth.  For so long our compassion for animals has been buried by misleading labels, packaging and advertisements. It is now time to “unearth” that compassion! The truth about meat, eggs and dairy can no longer be suppressed.