I’d like to think that when you see a dog abandoned in a car on a hot day — or when you see an adult hitting a child — or when you see a man physically abusing a woman, that you feel compelled to step in and do something; and not only that you merely feel inspired to do so, but that you feel almost compelled to actually do so.

Peace & Freedom & Dignity & Justice are noble values, my Friends. They are per see Good & Right and their prevalence is necessary if we are to maintain a society that reflects any semblance of morality, justice & civility. And if we are going to be sincere in our attempts to further these great causes – if we are going to express pride in our democracies and loyalty to our cultures, then we have no choice but to openly & courageously expose injustice & cruelty wherever they are found. As a moral man, there is no doubt that I have been called to call your attention to the same … And as good man, there is no question that I must illuminate the wrongs of my world and raise others’ awareness about them. The only question, of course, is how best to do so.

So you tell me, my Friend … Would you rather have me whisper of travesties meekly to you while you slept? Would you rather have me timidly spill them from the shadows as you pass by on the street? Or would it be better for me to calmly offer them while we recline on our divans or sit placidly behind our desks? Tell me how to share them with you, my Friends … Tell me how I am to speak them, that you will then grant the animals that have made their way to your plates their freedom and their dignity and their peace.

Current status of this Myth: Neutralized
Justification it provides for eating animals: NONE

(chapter inspired by Davegan Raza & Will Tuttle)

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected
are as outraged as those who are.”~ Benjamin Franklin

Filed under: Minimizing the Myths of Meat by Scaughdt