the little creatures of this world, too

Spotted outside my kitchen window at the edge of my neighbors' land: 'live' trap meant for ridding the town of rabbits, or at least his corner or it. But now detaining a squirrel who appears to have frozen to death in the subzero winds that have come in the past 36 hours... What would Francis of Assisi say now?

Of course this is nothing compared to the meat industry as parodied online at www.themeatrix.com


Then there is the Preface, Old MacDonald's Factory Farm by C. David Coates

Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife by the millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billions and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative --and fatal-- health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year sends out cads praying for "Peace on Earth."