Lesi sigaba sihlola ukuthi izilwane - ukuzizwa, zicabanga kanjani - zithinteka ezinhlelweni esizalayo nezinkolelo esizisekelayo. Ngaphesheya kwezimboni namasiko, izilwane aziphathwa njengabantu, kodwa njengamayunithi wokukhiqiza, ukuzijabulisa, noma ucwaningo. Izimpilo zabo ezingokomzwelo azinakwa, amazwi abo athuliswa. Ngalesi sigaba, siqala ukuluveza lokho kucatshangelwa futhi siphinde sithole izilwane njengezimpilo ezifutho: Ukuhlupheka, ukuhlupheka, ilukuluku nokuxhumana. Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kulabo esikufundile ukungakuboni.
Izigatshana eziphakathi kwalesi sigaba zihlinzeka ngombono obekelwe ama-multi abuhlungu ngendlela enzima ngayo futhi isebenza ngokwezikhungo. Izilwane ukuzwela zisiphonsela inselelo yokuthi sibone izimpilo zangaphakathi zezilwane kanye nesayensi ezikusekelayo. Inhlalakahle yezilwane kanye nemibuzo yamalungelo izinhlaka zethu zokuziphatha kanye nokugqamisa ukunyakaza kokuguqulwa kanye nokukhululwa. I-Factory Farming iveza enye yezinhlelo ezinesihluku kakhulu zokuxhashazwa kwezilwane eziningi - lapho ukusebenza kahle ngokweqile. Ezindabeni, silandelela izinhlobo eziningi zesihluku emisebenzini yabantu - emakhejini nasekuhlolweni kwamaketanga kanye namaketanga okuhlatshwa amakhethini namakhethini okuhlatshwa ngamakhemikhali - okuvezwa ukuthi lokhu kungazenzela okujulile kangakanani.
Kodwa-ke inhloso yalesi sigaba akuyona nje ukudalula unya - kodwa ukuvula indlela ebuzweni, isibopho, kanye noshintsho. Lapho sivuma ukuzwela kwezilwane nezinhlelo ezibalimazayo, sithola namandla okukhetha okuhlukile. Kuyisimemo sokushintsha umbono wethu - kusuka ekubuseni ukuze uhlonishwe, kusuka ekulimaleni kuya ekuvumelaneni.
Ukuxhashazwa kwezilwane kuyindaba edlangile osekungamakhulu eminyaka ihlupha umphakathi wethu. Kusukela ekusebenziseni izilwane ukudla, okokugqoka, ukuzijabulisa, nokuhlola, ukuxhashazwa kwezilwane sekugxilile esikweni lethu. Sekuyinto evamile kangangokuthi abaningi bethu abacabangi ngakho. Sivame ukukuthethelela ngokuthi, "wonke umuntu uyakwenza," noma nje ngenkolelo yokuthi izilwane zingabantu abaphansi okuhloswe ukuhlinzeka izidingo zethu. Nokho, lesi simo sengqondo asigcini nje ngokuba yingozi ezilwaneni kodwa nasekhampasini yethu siqu yokuziphatha. Sekuyisikhathi sokugqashula kulo mjikelezo wokuxhashazwa futhi sicabange kabusha ubuhlobo bethu nezilwane. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuxhashazwa kwezilwane, imiphumela enayo emhlabeni wethu kanye nezakhamuzi zawo, nokuthi singasebenzelana kanjani ukuze sigqashule kulo mjikelezo olimazayo. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi siqhubekele phambili…