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.
Ukubona izilwane ezinhlanhlathayo zizulazula emigwaqweni noma ezidumele ezindaweni zokukhosela kuyisikhumbuzo esidabukisayo senkinga ekhulayo: ukungabi nakhaya phakathi kwezilwane. Izigidi zamakati, izinja, nezinye izilwane emhlabeni wonke azihlali phakade, zisengozini yendlala, izifo, nokuhlukunyezwa. Ukuqonda izimbangela zale nkinga nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuyixazulula kungenza umehluko omkhulu. Kuyo yonke inja noma ikati elinenhlanhla elijabulela ukufudumala kwekhaya elinethezekile nothando olungenamibandela lomnakekeli ongumuntu ozinikele, kunabanye abangenakubalwa ukuphila kwabo okuphawuleka ngobunzima, ukunganakwa, nokuhlupheka. Lezi zilwane zibhekana nezinselele ongazicabangeli, zizabalazela ukuphila emigwaqweni noma ukubekezelela ukuphathwa kabi ezandleni zabantu abangafaneleki, abampofu, abakhungathekile, abangenandaba, noma abahlukumezayo. Abaningi bacwila ezindaweni zokukhosela izilwane eziminyene, benethemba lokuthi usuku luyoze bathole ikhaya elinothando. Izinja, ezivame ukudunyiswa “njengomngane omkhulu womuntu,” ngokuvamile zibhekana nempilo yokuhlushwa. Abaningi…