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Hot Topics: PETA’s ‘Animal Liberation’ Display
The intent of the "Animal Liberation" Display is to decrease the amount of cruelty in the world—to open hearts and minds. It points to the terrible suffering that has been inflicted on various groups and individuals throughout our history and exposes some of the cruelty that still happens in society today. It draws upon Martin Luther King Jr.'s words, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." In other words, all oppression, disrespect, violence, and cruelty must be rejected—and prejudiced behavior should not be tolerated.
While the majority of people who have personally viewed the display have been very moved by it, we know that some people are uncomfortable with it. We respectfully point out to them that the excuses that were given for the enslavement of Africans, the genocide of Native Americans, the treatment of women as their husbands' property, the use of impoverished immigrants for practice surgeries, and the abuse of children in the labor force are the same excuses that are used to justify the exploitation of animals for human pleasure or convenience. Whips, chains, bullhooks, cages, and shock prods have no place in the present, just as they had no place in the past.
By teaching respect for animals, we can also cultivate attitudes of nonviolence toward humans.
Learn more about our display and about how you can help to create a more compassionate world.
We hope that this information is helpful to you. Thank you for your compassion for the defenseless.
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