Always Remembered

Always Remembered

Always Remembered – In animal activism the moments of triumph (and they are growing) – are tempered by the losses we see all around the world. But I am encouraged by the growing number of animal advocates that I see in China – India – Romania – Egypt – The Czech Republic and Japan – to name a few of the countries with a growing awareness of the connection between humanity – the animal kingdom and our magnificent planet Earth.

This awakening consciousness is the much needed antidote to the appalling cruelty with which we treat sentient beings the world over. Animals have no rights – no voices and no power. One day humans will look back with great horror and disgust at the way “we” used to “consume” every being that fell under our control. How we accorded them no mercy. Future generations will marvel at our arrogance – selfishness – entitlement – greed, inhumanity and our profound ignorance.

We will owe a great debt of gratitude to all the incredible creatures – whose lives were sacrificed so that we could finally awaken to the magical inter-play between our species. The incredible dance of the tides and the skies – the sun and the stars – the earth and the galaxies. This incredible universe that is a gift almost beyond comprehension in its richness and bounty!

Today I remember these lost lives. The spirits that were broken and taken too soon because mankind was lost in his own self-importance. The memories of these beautiful creatures keep me grounded and centred in my animal activism. They are the reason why I will not give up when sadness overwhelms me and I feel that mankind has crossed that final line in the sand.

I have great hope! Every lost – but not forgotten soul – represents another stepping stone to the world that we can have – when humanity awakens from its collective slumber!

I wrote this simple line for lions just before the Global March For Lions in March 2014

“Lions Belong To The Wind – The Rain – The Sunshine – The Stars At Night And The Dew In The Soft Morning Light – They Are Not Ours To Kill” …

I now know that it should read:

“Animals Belong To The Wind – The Rain – The Sunshine – The Stars At Night And The Dew In The Soft Morning Light – They Are Not Ours To Kill” …

  Always Remembered 

Nuan Jaan – Worked Until She Fell – Died June 2014

Melani – Died August 2014 – Loved And Finally At Peace

Marius – Died February 2014 – The Copenhagen Zoo Didn’t Like His Genetic Makeup

Watoto – Died August 2014

Joy – Died June 2014

The Copenhagen 4 – Killed To Make Room For A New Male Lion At Their Zoo

March 2014

 Limba – December 2013

Used Until Just Before She Was Euthanized By The Bowmanville Zoo

 Tembe – His Body Parts Used In Traditional Medicine – Died March 2014

 The Namibian Desert Elephant Delta – 2014 – Shot By Trophy Hunters 

A Small Herd Remains

 Qumquat & Her Family Killed By Poachers – October 2012

(photo – Nick Brandt)

 Magnificent Satao – May 2014 – Murdered By Poachers

And For The Nameless Animals – Lives Stolen By The Billions 

For Human Expediency, Ignorance And Greed

 

 

 

 The Fur Industry Globally

 The Forgotten Dogs Of The World

 The Tortured & Exploited

The Confined & Trapped

Massacred – In The Name Of Religion

The Unwanted

The Victims Of Culture – Tradition – Ignorance

 Poached

 

 

And So We Remember Them –  Those Whose Lives Were Stolen – Those Who Imparted Their Wisdom To Humans Who Were Too Blind To See 

 

Each With A Story To Tell And A Life To Live

They Looked Out At The World And Saw The Same Blue Sky

And Felt The Warmth Of The Same Bright Sun

Forced By Our Hands To Suffer And Die

Because We Believe In The Same Great Lie

All Now In A Softer Place …

We Owe It To Them To Be Better!