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Joni: Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 9:16 PM
This might seem like a ridiculous question to many of you who are still ridiculed or misunderstood for being a vegetarian, but I believe it is a distinct possibility. We have all become vegetarians/vegans for a variety of reasons. For some it is because you can no longer eat fellow sentient beings; others cannot deal with the system of bringing animals to slaughter in this country or the treatment of animals in the process of providing human food; others still have health reasons for making this switch. |
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Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2011 2:48 PM
I believe that all sentient beings have the same innate rights to life, freedom and pursuit of their life mission. I believe that all sentient beings have a mission. Whether we are talking about a human, a cat or a praying mantis, all have a mission and all have an innate right to pursue it without threat of harm or containment. My experiences with interspecies communication has intensified this belief. You can't communicate this way with animals and then eat them.
But even though I believe this with my whole heart, and I support the Declaration of Animal Rights, I struggle living it out. |
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Joni: Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:34 PM
What do you do when what you believe so strongly, when what you know in your heart to be true clashes so intensely with what someone you love deeply also believes and knows in her heart to be true?? What do you do?? What do you do when the rights of animals conflict with the rights of humans and you don’t believe that one species is more valuable than another??What do you do? What do you do when the choice is between torturing pregnant monkeys, killing their children and perhaps making healthier human babies? |
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Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:40 PM
Code of Ethics For Interspecies Communicators Formulated in 1990 by Penelope Smith Our motivation is compassion for all beings and a desire to help all species understand each other better, particularly to help restore the lost human ability to freely and directly communicate with other species. We honor those that come to us for help, not judging, condemning, or invalidating them for their mistakes or misunderstanding but honoring their desire for change and harmony. |
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