I work with prolific, priority offenders. Persistent offenders. This involves burglary/shop theft/robbery rather than violence/abuse - although many are domestically violent. But I draw the line at working with two types of people: those who abuse children and animals. Whilst many colleagues seem to (bizarely) relish the idea (don't ask me but they do...) I draw the line there. I'd seriously kick ass given the chance.
Re animals: I cannot abide cruelty to animals in any form. Whilst I may present as strong and typical 'guy', I have a terrible weak spot for animals.
Re animals: I cannot abide cruelty to animals in any form. Whilst I may present as strong and typical 'guy', I have a terrible weak spot for animals.
I wish more people would feel like this. At the end we are all creatures which share the same planet. What gives us the right to kill all the seals for the wrong reasons? To systematically destroy the habitats of various lifeforms such as apes and gorillas in the rainforests all around the world? To kill whales just for the hope to gain some potency enhancing substances? And many, many more examples. The more you think about it, the sicker it becomes.
There was a documentary a couple of years ago on German TV which was called "The most dangerous animals on earth" which featured Mambas, Scorpions, Sharks, Spiders, Anopheles, Crocodiles and so on. At the end, at the first place, there was the human being. The most dangerous life form of them all since he is not only killing in order to feed himself and his family or to defend himself and his family (which is normal in nature) but for all the other wrong reasons.
I'm raising my daughter with maximum respect for nature and wildlife. I have supported Greenpeace for years, and the John Aspinall Foundation (Gorillas In The Mist type stuff), and Water Aid - and my daughter has just adopted a dolphin called "Sundance" in an estuary in Scotland.
The worst and most depressing thing I have ever seen is a movie made I think in the 80s called THE ANIMALS FILM. Take a look at it. I can never watch it again. It's a damning indictment of humans and their brutal relationship with fellow animals.
I always think...if an alien race caught some of our transmitted waves, and they just happened to tune into that film, they would give this place a wide birth. We are capable of inflicting the most incredible suffering and torture on defenseless, innocent animals. The stuff I learned about when I was doing psychology at University gave me sleepless nights.
This seems to be pretty hard to handle. Nonetheless that's reality. As sad as it is, but I'm someone who always feels the urge to face reality instead of looking away. So I will watch this, although I'm afraid this will be something I will never ever forget.
Just like this PETA educational video I just watched (WARNING: contains lots of cruel images, so do not watch it, if you think you can't handle it):