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www.animalslavery.net
READ - WRITE IN IT - TELL OTHERS
Slavery
2007 marks the
bi-centenary of the Act of Parliament, by the UK, which abolished
human slavery in its most overt form in the colonies. Of course
slavery tragically and covertly still exists today with people
trafficked for the sex trade, domestic or agricultural labour,
forced or bonded labour, forced marriage, very low paid sweat shop
jobs and in the form of child soldiers. Estimates vary but many
millions are still in slavery today.
The slavery of the non-human is even more widespread now than in
1807 because of the growth of the human population. Animals are
easy to subjugate and form easy targets to be exploited in the food
industry (factory farming), in the entertainment industry
(circuses, dolphinaria and zoos) and in medical research
(vivisection).
This site was
inspired by the film 'Amazing Grace'. In the film Wilberforce
unrolls a 300,000 signed petition in the House of Commons calling
for abolition. This got me thinking about all the unknown people
who signed this and were abhorred by slavery, history does not
record their names or perhaps want their efforts were to help end
the African trade.
As Animal
advocates and liberators we know that in two hundred years, human
consciousness and the capacity for compassion will surely evolve
and grow, (it has to if this planet is to survive!).
People alive in two hundred years will be disgusted by today's
treatment of animals, how they are viewed by the unconscious masses
as utilities, commodities and slaves. Those who have the power over
animals today are governments by their lack of enlightened
legislation to protect them and therefore encourage businesses such
as circuses, zoos, 'medical research laboratories' or factory farms
which profit from their imprisonment and slavery to continue to do
so along with the increment and support of unenlightened
customers.
People of the
future will be want to know how these acts of brutality could be
perpetuated and why they weren't stopped.
They will want to know who tried to stop animal slavery and by what
methods.
They will want to know not just who were the leaders, 'the
Wilberforces', against animal slavery but what others did
too.
They will be interested by our testimonies and the fact that some
of us were not idle or complacent!
This site now gives you the opportunity to do just this, to record
for future generations how you feel and what you are doing NOW to
end animal suffering. Not only this it also gives you the chance to
be inspired by others and to be in contact with others who feel the
same.
This site will
not have extensive information on the various animal slave-trades
except to provide links for people who want to know more.
It will also provide links to organisations concerned with human
abuses, for it is my 100% belief in the chant we made on demos
years ago 'human freedom - animal rights - one struggle, one
fight'.