[Peace] Fwd: Animals/humans.....

[Karen Aram]

> Having just been disturbed by a photo of a murdered deer on FB, my thoughts on all culling/killing unnecessarily:
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> "Culling," a nice word used to describe killing. Killing animals for sport. At one time "man" was required to kill animals to survive as were our ancestors. Now we raise them on factory farms for slaughter, hardly an improvement for the animals or planet. 
> Hunters killing for sport claiming to be culling due to over population is repugnant, as there is nothing sporting about tracking down and shooting a wild animal totally unsuspecting, unarmed, helpless, etc. If they are a endangered species its especially repugnant. 
> Does anyone really think the shooting of AfroAmericans by police with impunity is little more than a form of culling? Culling/killing those our ruling elites fear may form a substantial opposition to their crimes, is culling a means of eliminating those we view as dispensable given we have no jobs for them?
> If you think, because you happen to be white you are exempt, surely you now see you’re not. If you’re poor, or working class, have debt, you’re vulnerable. Just as the assumption the Covid is only killing the the elderly, no one is safe. There is the insidious targeting of the disabled, young, and vulnerable, always taking place.
>  There are many means of disposing of those for whom we no longer have a use, lack of healthcare, affordable housing, high cost of education, lack of jobs, low wages. Laws against panhandling, feeding the poor, living in cars, are increasing across the US.
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> We’ve been culling people in the Middle east, Asia and Africa, for their resources with our bombs, for decades if not centuries, making us immune to the murder of millions of Muslims killed just since 9/11. African migrants during that same time frame, all labeled by nationality, such as Iraqi’s, Libyans, Syrians, Yemeni’s etc., viewed as lesser importance than Americans.
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> As it begins, so too will it end.

      K.Aram
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>> On Oct 6, 2020, at 10:49, Niloofar Shambayati <niloofar.peace at gmail.com <mailto:niloofar.peace at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Not having been able to do anything physical, I've been bombarding FOG with articles and video clips will try to restrain myself. The forecast for Saturday is good, so I'd hopefully be able to be at the demonstration with a sign. I don't have a listserv of potentially interested individuals for the purpose of publicizing our events -they're either oblivious to what directly affects  them or they have "worthier" causes to focus on than protecting the wildlife :(.
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>> Viktoria, let's keep it in the back of our minds to discuss what kind of material to include in a "News" section for our website to keep the visitors engaged.
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>> Niloofar
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>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 12:09 PM Viktoria Ford <viktoriaford at gmail.com <mailto:viktoriaford at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> What an amazing document! This is worth saving. Let's hope we get some action on this issue here soon in the US.
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>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 11:17 AM cindi adkins <cynthiadkins at gmail.com <mailto:cynthiadkins at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Thanks for sharing, Niloofar. 
>> Yes, I'm grateful there is an acknowledgement for animals. However, I don't know where Pakistan still stands on child marriage and valuing women.
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>> Cindi
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>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 10:29 PM Niloofar Shambayati <niloofar.peace at gmail.com <mailto:niloofar.peace at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Yes, such a recognition is truly welcomed; but, unfortunately, the distance between ruling and practice is long.
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>> Niloofar
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>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 9:58 PM Philip Douglas <dougphi456 at gmail.com <mailto:dougphi456 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> At least there's a progressive high court somewhere in the world...
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>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 8:48 PM Niloofar Shambayati <niloofar.peace at gmail.com <mailto:niloofar.peace at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>   Just in case you haven't read ALDF's article about Pakistan High Court's decision on animal legal rights <https://aldf.org/article/islamabad-high-court-holds-that-animals-have-legal-rights/#:~:text=In%20a%20groundbreaking%20decision%2C%20the,protection%20under%20the%20nation's%20constitution.> 
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>> Niloofar
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