Izilwane ezihambisanayo—njengezinja, amakati, izinyoni, nezinye izinhlobo ezifuywayo—zinendawo ehlukile emphakathini wesintu, ezivame ukubhekwa njengamalungu omndeni kanye nabangane abathembekile. Ukuba khona kwazo kuletha injabulo, ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo, kanye nokuxhumana okujulile okugqamisa isibopho esijulile phakathi kwabantu nezilwane. Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwalobu budlelwano obukhethekile, izilwane eziningi ezihambisanayo emhlabeni wonke ziyaqhubeka nokubhekana nokunganakwa, ukushiywa, ukuhlukunyezwa, kanye nokuxhashazwa. Izinkinga ezifana nokugaya izinjana, ukuzalanisa okungenakuzibophezela, ukuntuleka kokunakekelwa kwezilwane okufanele, kanye nokushiywa ngenxa yezimo ezishintshayo zabantu kunegalelo ekuhluphekeni okubanzi okuvame ukufihlwa ngemuva kwesithombe sothando sezilwane ezifuywayo.
Izinselele ezizungeze izilwane ezihambisanayo nazo ziphakamisa imibuzo ngomthwalo wemfanelo kanye nokuziphatha. Ukwanda kwabantu okubangelwa ukuzalanisa okungalawulwa kuholela ezigidini zezilwane ezigcina zisezindaweni zokukhosela, lapho eziningi zibhekene ne-euthanasia ngenxa yokuntuleka kwamakhaya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imikhuba ethile yamasiko, izingcindezi zomnotho, ngisho nemikhuba yabathengi kunganciphisa izilwane zibe yimpahla kunokuba ziqaphele njengezidalwa ezinengqondo ezifanelwe ukunakekelwa nenhlonipho. Lokhu kudala umjikelezo wokuhlupheka odinga ushintsho oluhlelekile ngemfundo, umthetho, kanye nesenzo somphakathi esinozwela.
Lesi sigaba sihlola kokubili imizabalazo kanye nezixazululo ezihlobene nezilwane ezihambisanayo. Igcizelela ukubaluleka kokwamukelwa kunokuthenga kubafuyi bezilwane, isidingo sokuvikelwa okuqinile kwezomthetho, indima yezinhlelo ze-spay kanye nezinhlelo zokuvimbela ukukhulelwa ekunciphiseni ukwanda kwabantu, kanye nomthwalo wemfanelo wabantu wokuhlinzeka ngezindawo eziphephile nezinakekelayo. Ngokukhulisa ulwazi nokukhuthaza ukukhetha okunesihawu, umphakathi ungaya esikhathini esizayo lapho zonke izilwane ezihambisana nazo ziphathwa ngesithunzi, uthando, kanye nenhlonipho ezifanele njengezidalwa ezikanye nathi ezweni lethu elihlanganyelwe.
Ubuhlobo bethu nezilwane bumakwe ngokungqubuzana okukhulu, obukwa izinkambiso zamasiko, ukucatshangelwa kokuziphatha, nokuxhumana okungokomzwelo. Ukusuka ezifuywayo ezithandekayo kunikeza ubungani efulezweni elikhuliswe ngokudla noma izidalwa ezisetshenziswa kwezokuzijabulisa, indlela esibona ngayo nokuphatha izilwane iveza ukuxhumeka okuyinkimbinkimbi kokuhlonipha ukuhlonipha inhlonipho nokuxhaphaza. Le micabango engqubuzanayo inselelo yokuthi sibhekane nezinkinga zokuziphatha ezizungeze inhlala-kahle yezilwane, ukusimama, kanye nokukhombisa okubucayi kokuthi izinqumo zethu zithinta kanjani izimpilo zabantu kanye neplanethi ephelele









