Lesi sigaba siphenya izinga lomuntu lokuxhashazwa kwezilwane—indlela thina njengabantu ngabanye nemiphakathi esithethelela ngayo, esisekela, noma esimelana ngayo nezinhlelo zonya. Kusukela kumasiko amasiko nokuncika kwezomnotho kuye empilweni yomphakathi nezinkolelo zomoya, ubudlelwano bethu nezilwane bubonisa izindinganiso esiziphethe kanye nezakhiwo zamandla esihlala kuzo. Ingxenye ethi “Abantu” ihlola lokhu kuxhumana, iveze ukuthi inhlalakahle yethu ixhumene ngokujule kangakanani nezimpilo esizibusayo.
Sihlola ukuthi ukudla okusindayo kwenyama, ukulima kwezimboni, nochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa komhlaba wonke kulimaza kanjani ukondliwa kwabantu, impilo yengqondo, kanye nomnotho wendawo. Izinkinga zempilo yomphakathi, ukungavikeleki kokudla, nokuwohloka kwemvelo akuzona izehlakalo ezingazodwa—kuyizimpawu zesimiso esingenakubekezelelwa esibeka phambili inzuzo phezu kwabantu neplanethi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lesi sigaba sigqamisa ithemba noguquko: imindeni yezilwane ezidla inyama, abasubathi, imiphakathi, nezishoshovu ezicabanga kabusha ubudlelwano babantu nesilwane futhi zakha izindlela zokuphila eziqinile nezinozwela.
Ngokubhekana nezimiso zokuziphatha, amasiko, kanye nemithelela engokoqobo yokusetshenziswa kwezilwane, nathi sibhekana nathi. Hlobo luni lomphakathi esifuna ukuba yingxenye yalo? Izinqumo zethu zibonisa noma zikhaphela kanjani izindinganiso zethu? Indlela eya ebulungisa—ezilwaneni nakubantu—iyafana. Ngokuqwashisa, uzwela, kanye nesenzo, singaqala ukulungisa ukunqanyulwa obhebhethekisa ukuhlupheka okungaka, futhi siye ekusaseni elinobulungisa neliqhubekayo.
Ukulima kwasefekthri kuyimboni eyinkimbinkimbi futhi evame ukucashile edlala indima ebalulekile ohlelweni lwethu lokudla. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kulula futhi kubiza, kunohlangothi olumnyama ekukhiqizeni ukudla ngobuningi olunganakwa abathengi abaningi. Ngemuva kwezigcawu, izilwane zibhekene nonya nokuhlupheka okungacabangeki egameni lenzuzo. Kulokhu okuthunyelwe, sizocacisa ngonya olufihliwe ngemuva kokudla kwakho futhi siveze amaqiniso ashaqisayo okulima kwasefekthri. Lungiselela ukwaziswa, ukushaqeka, nokugqugquzelwa ukwenza ushintsho. Umthelela weFactory Farming on Animal Welfare Factory Imikhuba yokulima inomthelela omubi enhlalakahleni yezilwane. Izilwane ezisemapulazini emboni zivame ukuvalelwa ezindaweni ezincane, eziminyene, okuholela ekucindezelekeni ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Ukulima emafekthri kubeka phambili inzuzo ngaphezu kwenhlalakahle yezilwane, okuholela ekuphathweni ngonya nokungenabuntu. Ukusetshenziswa kwama-antibiotics kanye nama-hormone okukhula ekulimeni kwefekthri kuqhubeke ...