By: Cate DiCarlo
 | This post was supposed to be about vegan pancakes, yet I sit here today and think I need to write from my heart. I want to bring focus to the reason we do what we do. I know without a doubt that I speak for all of us when I say The Girls Gone Green and I feel and see the interconnectedness of all living beings. We look into the eyes of all creatures and see their souls. We connect with them. They are us; We are them. When we see them suffering and in pain, it literally hurts our hearts. We want to free them from their prisons. When you look into the eyes of your cat or dog, many of you see this, too. You love your animals because you see yourself, and because they love you back. If they were in pain, you would empathize with them. |
When we look into the eyes of a cow, pig, chicken, or any animal being confined or abused, we feel the same way. If you sit outside on a beautiful day feeling the breeze, listening to the birds, inhaling and exhaling peacefulness, you know the feeling of spirit that lives in all living things. This is connection. Make the connection. We feel it deeply, so we make ourselves aware of the abuses animals endure over and over again. Not because we want to dwell in it, but because these animals never have a minute to breathe in true peacefulness in their entire lives. |  Photo courtesy of CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm |
We see the truth of the factory farms, circuses, etc. because we simply open our eyes and mind to the truth, as painful as it is. We are blessed to have these animals by our side in this life. We are here to connect with them and protect them. We are here together, sharing this world. We speak for the animals confined and abused because if we don't, who will? The enslaved animals have no voice. They will never have a voice. Unlike women and African Americans who bravely rose up to unite and speak out to end injustice, animals will never have that chance. We believe as stated by Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, that, "We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace." This is why we believe we must start to change the world by first changing the way we treat animals, those innocent beings that we hold so much power over. Make the connection. Inform yourself. Open your eyes and mind to the truth, and then speak out. That's why we continue to do what we do, and why we are so passionate and driven about animal rights.
Photo courtesy of CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm
"Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission, to be of service to them whenever they require it. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." St. Francis of Assisi
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