Ingxenye ethi “Izinkinga” isikhanyisela ngezinhlobo zokuhlupheka ezisakazekile nezivame ukucasha izilwane ezibekezelela ezweni eligxile kumuntu. Lezi akuzona nje izenzo zonya ezingahleliwe kodwa izimpawu zohlelo olukhudlwana—olwakhelwe phezu kwesiko, ukunethezeka, kanye nenzuzo—olwenza ukuxhashazwa kujwayelekile futhi lunqabele izilwane amalungelo azo ayisisekelo. Kusukela ezilaheni zezimboni kuya ezinkundleni zokuzijabulisa, kusukela emakheji aselabhorethri kuya ezimbonini zezingubo, izilwane zibhekana nokulimala okuvame ukuhlanzwa, ukunganakwa, noma okuthethelelwa imikhuba yamasiko.
Isigatshana ngasinye kulesi sigaba sibonisa isendlalelo esihlukile sokulimala. Sihlola ukwesabeka kokubulawa nokuboshwa, ukuhlupheka koboya nemfashini, kanye nezilwane ezihlukumezekile ezibhekana nazo ngesikhathi sokuthutha. Sibhekene nomthelela wemikhuba yokulima kwasefekthri, izindleko zokuziphatha zokuhlolwa kwezilwane, nokuxhashazwa kwezilwane emasekisini, eziqiwini nasemapaki olwandle. Ngisho nasemakhaya ethu, izilwane eziningi ezingabangane zibhekana nokunganakwa, ukuhlukunyezwa kokuzalanisa, noma ukulahlwa. Futhi endle, izilwane ziyaxoshwa, zizingelwe, futhi zithengiswe—ngokuvamile egameni lenzuzo noma ukunethezeka.
Ngokudalula lezi zinkinga, simema ukuzindla, umthwalo wemfanelo, kanye noshintsho. Lokhu akukona nje unya—kumayelana nendlela ukukhetha kwethu, amasiko, kanye nezimboni ezidale isiko lokubusa phezu kwabasengozini. Ukuqonda lezi zindlela kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuzidiliza—nokwakha umhlaba lapho uzwelo, ubulungisa, nokuphilisana kuqondisa ubudlelwano bethu nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo.
Ukulima emafekthri kuwumkhuba odlangile embonini yokudla, kodwa ngokuvamile kuba nezindleko ezinkulu ezilwaneni ezihilelekile. Impatho enonya kanye nonya olwenziwa ezilwaneni ezikhuliselwe ukukhiqizwa kokudla akugcini nje ngokuba yinkinga ngokwezimiso zokuziphatha, kodwa futhi kunemithelela engathi sína yemvelo nempilo. Ukuphendula lokhu kukhathazeka, abantu abaningi baphendukela endleleni yokuphila ye-vegan njengendlela ephumelelayo yokulwa nonya lwamapulazi embonini. Ngokususa ukusekela le mikhuba nokukhetha ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, abantu ngabanye bangaba nomthelela omuhle enhlalakahleni yezilwane, impilo yomuntu siqu, kanye nemvelo. Kulokhu okuthunyelwe, sizohlola izizathu zokuthi kungani ukuhamba kwe-vegan kuyimpendulo enamandla kunya lwepulazi lasefekthri, sigqamisa izinzuzo zalo futhi sinikeze izeluleko ezisebenzayo zokushintshela kumpilo ye-vegan. I-Understanding Factory Farm Cruelty Factory isihluku sasepulazini sisho ukuphathwa ngonya kwezilwane ezikhuliselwe ukukhiqizwa kokudla. Izilwane emapulazini emboni zivame…