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One day you will ask me which is more important?

my life or yours?

I will say mine

and you will walk away not knowing that my life is yours

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 10:42 am

i'm now watching what you call EARTHLINGS:
follow this link:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1282796533661048967&q=earthlings&total=1321&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
SERIOUSLY you should watch it. Below is the description about the video which i got from the google website(to acknowledge it):

EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity's absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called "non-human providers." The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth study into pet stores, puppy mills and animals shelters, as well as factory farms, the leather and fur trades, sports and entertainment industries, and finally the medical and scientific profession, EARTHLINGS uses hidden cameras and never before seen footage to chronicle the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Powerful, informative and thought-provoking, EARTHLINGS is by far the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation between nature, animals, and human economic interests. There are many worthy animal rights films available, but this one transcends the setting. EARTHLINGS cries to be seen. Highly recommended!

this is some of the thoughts that i had after watching it for like 50 plus minutes. actually i'm just giving my own thoughts:

[DISCLAIMER: if you do feel very uncomfortable of what i've said later or you feel very like "how can she say something like this?!" if you feel that i had offended you, i'm sorry.]

and i watched the video (and i strongly encourage you to watch this). it talks about how badly human beings treat animals, pets like cats and dogs are being put to sleep because of the over population of these animals. In Turkey, when there is an increasing population of STRAY dogs, they shoot them. there is an increase in number of stray dogs and cats because of the caretakers, they think its fun to keep a pet, but after some time, you don't want the dog, you throw it downstairs. On the video, i saw a dog being thrown in a garbage truck, it was still alive and the person just threw it into the truck.
* SERIOUSLY, WHAT HAS THE DOG DONE THAT YOU HAVE TO THROW IT AWAY???!!!*

When you eat beef, please think twice,( i didn't watch how they slaughter the cows [too bloody], but this are the first two steps that they did):
1. to use a very hot, burning thingy to put on the cow's face and you can hear the cow crying in pain
2. to use *something* to pluck off its thorns.

and milking cows are not given the freedom to move around and they are often fed with pesticides and antibiotics to increase milk production. Normal cows can live up to 20 years but for milking cows, the longest that they can live is ONLY 4(FOUR) years. when they are dead, they are then sent to the fastfood restaurants as beef.

and form the emails that your friends may have forwarded to you, you would have seen the baby seals that are being killed for FUN.

and the last part is the Circus Animals. In the video, the narrator said, "when going to the circus, rarely do stop for a moment and consider. what incides an animal to do something unnatural, even dangerous such as jumping through flames." trainers also used and made audience "believed that animals are coaxed into such behaviours with the promise of rewards.". but this is NOT TRUE. " the truth is that animals perform is because they fear PUNISHMENT". even Lions a.k.a king of the animals are also being whipped by these circus trainers. The animals are "denied normal exercise and socialisation" and " shackled in chains for 95% for their lives".

The next scene at the circus the Associate Production Manager (the name is there) said, "animals are taught with POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT* and never hit. Never hit. Never, never, never will you see anyone use the ankus as anything other than a guide or a tool"
*Positive reinforcement: Strengthens and increases desired behaviour by presentation of desirable consequence. (OB Lecture notes) it means if you behave well, you are rewarded

and the next scene you see someone using a stick to hit the elephant's leg(WTH). Very CONTRADICTING RIGHT??? Leopards are being slapped, monkeys, lions, white tigers. When the trainer teaches something then if they don't follow, they are slapped by the trainer. Another lady who slapped a lion said " NO NO NO". another man used the stick (a sharp one) to poke the elephant's leg.

and you can see that the elephant retaliates by stepping on the trainers and here and there la..

seriously, i talk so much also no use. this is what happens in other countries but i hope it doesn't happen in singapore.. oh. i don't mean that singapore does this, but as you can see our zoos and bird parks they bring in new species in to Singapore and train them. I still believe that most Singaporeans are nice people.

So, please really go take a look at the video as it is really very meaningful and its good to know more and please care more for everyone not only humans but also animals.:)
as we are all EARTHLINGS!!!

PS: this is my longest post ever!:) hahaha