|
|||||||
|
|
||||||
WHO WE ARE
Why does 'Uproar' exist? We are a small group of people dedicated to breaking down one basic assumption that human beings seem to hold which we do not agree with. Human beings have no evidence on which to base this opinion and yet our whole way of living is modelled around it. The assumption is that human beings are superior to animals. This kind of prejudice is not based in fact and there is no proof to back it up just as there has never been any proof that men are superior to women or white people superior to black people. Why then do so many people believe it? Because they believe it is in their interest to do so. In fact abusing animals hinders our progress and thwarts our interests rather than furthering them. But government, big business, and the farming lobby amongst others want to keep us in the dark, with the support and backing of the media. How do the media reinforce such ignorance? They simply equate those who believe in the rights of animals with terrorists, using such an emotive term to whip up sentiment against the animal rights movement. If a terrorist is taken to be someone who instils fear in others then animal abusers would fit this definition nicely and vivisectionists would have star billing. We are based in Plymouth, Devon, and regularly organise demos against those who seek to exploit and abuse animals. Please get in touch if you would like to get involved.
"For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more
complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions
of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall
never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings, they are other
nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners
of the splendour and travail of the earth."
Henry Beston |
|||||||
|
|||||||