animals are conscious beings like us, people think they are dumb. they aren't. imagine yourself being trapped in a cage or in a swimming tank for your whole life doing tricks for humans, away from your family while your children are taken from you. we should all be aware of animal suffering. a huge step we can all take is to research and be vegetarian with the ultimate goal of being vegan. there are major health, animal, and earth benefits. the lack of protein and nutrients is a myth. peace and love to all the animals subjected to human cruelty, unlike any other on earth.
Thanks for this beautiful comment. I am reminded of a quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer, "In relation to [animals], all people are Nazis; for the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka."
We've held ourselves "above animals" (superior) for far too long. We would do well to remember that humans are just one more tribe in the greater animal kingdom.