Public sensitised on suffering of animals

Khairatabad: Vegans in twin cities came together at Prasads Multiplex during the weekend and formed a huge human cube and screened undercover footage of standard practices through which animals are brutally exploited. The members showed footage of suffering and cruel deaths of animals for food, clothing, entertainment and experimentation.

Subsequently, a public speak-out was performed to introduce species-ism. Similar to racism, casteism, sexism and heterosexism, speciesism is a form of discrimination that fuels the exploitation of sentient beings on the ethically irrelevant basis of their species. The volunteers sported Guy Fawkes masks in order to keep the bystanders' attention focused on the message rather than the messengers.

The volunteers appealed to the public to avoid animal-based choices and speak up against all forms of animal exploitation. Sandeep Kumar, software engineer, Leapzen said, "I was raised non-vegetarian, but after watching documentary 'Earthlings' and other videos that brought out the animal suffering that our choices are responsible for, I went vegan right away.

Being vegan means ensuring, to the greatest extent practically possible, that animals are not exploited or otherwise harmed by our actions for any purpose. Apart from not eating meat, eggs, dairy products/milk and honey, being vegan also involves avoiding leather, wool, silk, fur, pearls, zoos, animal circuses, animal-tested products, etc. Animals want and deserve freedom just like us, so their use is nothing but exploitation."