Non-human animals are more important than humans exactly in the same way your sibling is more important than a rando in another country.
The fact you’d pick your sibling before a stranger in a trolley problem doesn’t mean you get to exploit, abuse, mistreat them or shoot them for a burger. Same goes for non-human animals.
Humans are more important than nonhuman animals…… to humans. Cows I expect would think their brethren are more important to them than humans.
But more importantly they’re animals who want to live. They have a preference to not die, just as all animals do. They pine for weeks when their children are taken from them. They have very strong maternal instincts.
There was a cow who was rescued from a dairy farm who was pregnant. She gave birth at the sanctuary, and she hid her baby (Valentine because she was born on Valentine’s Day). Every time the sanctuary workers would find Valentine, she’d move her. I can only imagine she was afraid that they would take her. The sanctuary is edgars mission. I can’t remember the name of the mum. Might have been clarabelle?
Remind me again how animals are unthinking automatons?
Because saying otherwise in your messaging is counterproductive. The people you reach through a social media meme aren’t the ones who will respond to that in a way you want.
The “where do you draw the line” animals one is much better messaging.
Is your goal to influence people towards your cause or away from it?
Humans aren’t more important than animals unless you strongly believe might makes right, which I’d hope you don’t. Just because you can do something to other animals doesn’t mean you should.
When you’re working on your messaging, try to remember that
Humans are more important than animals.
Whether you believe it or not, it’ll further your goals.
Non-human animals are more important than humans exactly in the same way your sibling is more important than a rando in another country.
The fact you’d pick your sibling before a stranger in a trolley problem doesn’t mean you get to exploit, abuse, mistreat them or shoot them for a burger. Same goes for non-human animals.
Humans are more important than nonhuman animals…… to humans. Cows I expect would think their brethren are more important to them than humans.
But more importantly they’re animals who want to live. They have a preference to not die, just as all animals do. They pine for weeks when their children are taken from them. They have very strong maternal instincts.
There was a cow who was rescued from a dairy farm who was pregnant. She gave birth at the sanctuary, and she hid her baby (Valentine because she was born on Valentine’s Day). Every time the sanctuary workers would find Valentine, she’d move her. I can only imagine she was afraid that they would take her. The sanctuary is edgars mission. I can’t remember the name of the mum. Might have been clarabelle?
Remind me again how animals are unthinking automatons?
Why are humans more important than animals?
Because saying otherwise in your messaging is counterproductive. The people you reach through a social media meme aren’t the ones who will respond to that in a way you want.
The “where do you draw the line” animals one is much better messaging.
Is your goal to influence people towards your cause or away from it?
If you listen to master zuckermuskfuckface, we’re all expendable at the most urgently convenient time.
Because they are your target audience - and probably other reasons too.
Humans aren’t more important than animals unless you strongly believe might makes right, which I’d hope you don’t. Just because you can do something to other animals doesn’t mean you should.