Martin Luther King, Jr. has always served as my role model of unwavering dedication to love and to treat all beings on this planet with a sense of equality and compassion.  Mr. King’s message to me was that of a pervasive love that touches every being on earth. 

Since Mr. King’s time, we have made strides to move the needle to become a more compassionate society. But we need to move that needle further and extend compassion and love to where all beings are treated equally. 

Feeling and knowing that not only humans but other beings like elephants or cows have an automatic right and purpose to be here on earth without having to be subjected to our decision on how they should experience their own lives or that we decide if they have a right to live or die.  Every being comes to this world with a unique gift, and when that soul leaves this earth, no one else can replace its unique signature.  This is as true for a human as it is for a wolf or a whale.

It is within this spirit of freedom, love, and equality that I ask hunanity to recognize a cow, elephant, wolf, whale, dog or cat are no different in the fact that they all are sentient, conscious beings. Each with their own unique capabilities that only they can reflect onto this world.

“One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

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