I imagine a better world when what people value has more to do with what they love doing than about what money can buy. Going after your passions and leading a life inspired by them is central to what drives my own life and is something I encourage others to experience. That's why the idea of humans and animals being enslaved/abused is so intolerable to me. Freedom, not only in a political sense, but freedom to choose one's own path in life, should be everyone's right. On a global, cultural level, this right should be embraced and nurtured. It's incomprehensibly vile to think of how the greed of some humans, and the thirst for power over others, devastates the lives of so many.
Amely Campaigns against child trafficking in Africa
"Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its victim is human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in this world... " -- Rachel Carson
JASPER IS KISSING BEAR. JASPER LOVES ALL ANIMALS. READ ABOUT ANIMAL ISSUES AT JASPER'S BLOG
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"The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself." ~ Henry Miller ~
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"By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them." ~ Albert Schweitzer
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Confiscated Skins and Wildlife at JFK Int'l Airport Photo from: http://www.laurelneme.com
Adorable French girl growing up in Africa with wildlife photographer parents. See more amazing photos and read about Tippi Degre