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Posted by obsidian on September 29, 2009, at 23:27:33
I feel so awful :-(
I just can't do it, I have to run out of the room.
and the soundtrack they put along with them...heart breaking :-(((((furry ones))))
Posted by 10derHeart on September 29, 2009, at 23:58:15
In reply to I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials...., posted by obsidian on September 29, 2009, at 23:27:33
OMgosh, sid, me, too!
I literally grasp for the remote and desparately change the channel or leave the room. It's so awful. That d*** music.... They sure have made it effective, so maybe that's good, for donations, etc.
I hate, hate, hate it that "people" (and I use the term loosely) can do these things to these trusting, innocent creatures who completely depend on us/them to be their caretakers...it's sickening....
((((animals who suffer))))))
Posted by Phillipa on September 30, 2009, at 0:08:01
In reply to Re: I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials.... » obsidian, posted by 10derHeart on September 29, 2009, at 23:58:15
I can't watch them either. Poor little babies. And they love and trust us no matter what. Love Phillipa ps I can't watch the commercial with the lady and the goat where the goat cries on his Mother's grave.
Posted by Tabitha on September 30, 2009, at 11:24:55
In reply to Re: I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials.... » obsidian, posted by 10derHeart on September 29, 2009, at 23:58:15
I always feel a bit guilty about the fact that cruelty to animals tugs my heartstrings more than the "feed the children" commercials.
Factory farming is the worst. I went vegan after learning about that, but honestly didn't feel very good without meat & dairy, so I went back to it.
Posted by Kath on September 30, 2009, at 19:22:49
In reply to Re: I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials.., posted by Tabitha on September 30, 2009, at 11:24:55
> I always feel a bit guilty about the fact that cruelty to animals tugs my heartstrings more than the "feed the children" commercials.
>
> Factory farming is the worst. I went vegan after learning about that, but honestly didn't feel very good without meat & dairy, so I went back to it.~ ~ I don't have TV hooked up, but they sound awfully heartwrenching. I'm a veggie. Not for that reason, but when I do think of the vibrations of fear that must surround animals going into the slaughterhouse or abbatoir or whatever the polite word is, it's horrible for me to think of it.
Kath
Posted by seldomseen on October 1, 2009, at 9:47:53
In reply to I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials...., posted by obsidian on September 29, 2009, at 23:27:33
I suspect that one day, humans will look back with deep regret and shame at the way animals had been relegated to such status.
I feel, deep in my heart, that a sea change is coming. I hope I am around to witness it. I hope my little work at the sanctuary at which I volunteer helps in some small way to bring it about.
Seldom.
Posted by TexasChic on October 1, 2009, at 21:58:24
In reply to I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials...., posted by obsidian on September 29, 2009, at 23:27:33
Me too! I've always wondered if I was the only one who had to change the channel on those things! Sometimes you've just got to protect yourself. I believe some people are just more sensitive than others. If I were to watch those things I would dwell on them endlessly. I figure I've just got to help out where I can, and in the mean while, protect myself from the pain of thinking about all the things I have no control over. Its one thing to be aware of suffering and doing something about it, its another to suffer along with them while accomplishing nothing. Just make your mind up to help when and where you can, but not to dwell on things that make you so upset you're of no use to anyone. That's my philosophy anyway.
-T
Posted by obsidian on October 2, 2009, at 21:28:00
In reply to Re: I am unable to watch those ASPCA commercials.., posted by TexasChic on October 1, 2009, at 21:58:24
I have 2 cats, one I raised as a kitten, the other one was abandoned, just dropped off, at my school. They have such personalities, really amazing.
I don't think I can take in more animals, but I have wanted to.
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