Bearing Witness: October 8th, 2015

Had a good vigil today, thanks to everyone who came!!! We had good numbers there today ♥ I started counting trucks then somehow stopped but we bear witness to many trucks this morning. Although was not always able to make it to the median on time we did get to spend some time with some of them before their horrible ending happened. So heartbreaking we treat fellow beings this way, they are loving beings with the intelligence even greater than dogs which most of us share our homes with. I hope while we were there could feel some love, some peace, some moments of relief but its must be horrible, they are LIVING A NIGHTMARE. Animals themselves are the biggest sufferers from PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The things they witness, the things they go through, its something we can't even get close to imagining but not quite. We can pick up their energy and that affects our own being. Its unbelievably tragic that these beings have had to go through the horrors they did, they are so SWEET and simply want to be loved. But because someones ribs, and bacon they had to die. Our choices dictate what world we are building, and it comes from our actions THIS VERY MOMENT. The past has brought us to where we are today, but today will predict our future. No being DESERVES to go through what they went through today, and several thousands others did around the world. If we have compassion in our hearts it will lead us home. We've lost our path, as protectors, as guardians, instead we bathe in terms and mentality of ownership and property to other living beings. It doesn't matter what has been done, no one can change the past, no one can bring back a life, but we can save, and prevent others from having to face the cruelty they face on an on going basis. Animals are here with us and not for us, truly heartbreaking. We see you, we love you, we are trying.

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Fast Against Slaughter

For those that don't know yesterday was World Farmed Animal Day(October 2nd) it was also Fast Against Slaughter. Activists around the world and non vegans took to the challenge to live for 24 hours like how many animals around the globe live prior to slaughter. Average animals can go any where from 24 + hours without food or water....In Canada many people do not know this but standard that animals go 52 hours WITHOUT food or water. Animals can travel for 2 or 3 days even prior to reaching their final destination where they will be slaughtered. I took part in the fasting. I went without drinking anything from midnight till 11 am in the morning, in Toronto it was super cold, so after 11am I grabbed myself a tea and only had that, nothing was added not even sweetener. I can tell you one thing, the lack of food and water one day only did take a toll on my body and I can only imagine how these animals have to go through. Also arriving at union station at 7 some in the morning I felt for a bit like so many animals do.. Walking in a pack little room to make your way to another spot, etc. I also spent most of my day standing. I was beyond exhausted when I got home but I still had my live which some of the individuals in here did not. When I arrived at Toronto I made my way to the slaughterhouses, after taking the subway and the street car when I arrived at the air I made my way to the slaughterhouse, bear witness to several trucks several of them were in bad shape as you can see in the album but unfortunately the really bad truck of cows I could not get any of the cows pictures.. However the truck is in one of the pictures the outside of it.. Each cow was heavily matted, completely covered in feces, the truck was covered all over in feces, and even saw a really badly injured cow... If the truck would of stopped for even a second I might of managed to get a shot of the condition of them but unfortunately I did not. After being there for several hours around 10:30 those of us who were there took to join fellow activists on the streets doing awareness. It was a cold, super windy day but we spend most of the day on St Clair helping to raise awareness with the plight of these animals. Its so sad that several of these lives were just here, and now there bodies are being sent to become shoes, belts, and stores for people to eat their bodies. It was a good day, doing outreach and being there for so many lives who vast majority of people never even take the second thought to consider.

 

Bearing Witness: Cows

Gallery of various vigils with Toronto Cow Save. Various beings that had to endure much hardships.
At the moment I do not have much photos to add to this one besides the one day that we got to spend like 10 minutes with the cows. What a MIRACLE. Its sad that they lost their lives and are long gone from this planet. Despite them no longer being here and even so I decided to name these sweet souls.

I've named the black and white Holstein cow Panda,and the brown one I've named Mocha.

I'll re add their story to this blog and then will link it as I continue to get images I will revamp this gallery..

***Fair warning, this particular post does contain some graphic content. I've posted it at the bottom but fair warning.


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