Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah Quote on Animals and Compassion

„Our thinking about non-human animals is very confused, and people who have chosen to live a cruelty-free plant-based lifestyle are baffled as to why other people have not made the connection. Many of us live with companion animals such as dogs, cats, and rabbits. We share our homes with them, consider them members of the family and we grieve when they die. Yet we kill and eat other animals who, if you really think about it, are no different from the ones we love.“

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal ZephaniahBenjamin Zephaniah reflects on our contradictory thinking about animals and the importance of compassion in a plant-based lifestyle.
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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British Rastafari, writer, and dub poet.

A thoughtful reflection on the contradictions in how we treat animals and the meaning of compassion.


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Quote about thinking of non-human animals and cruelty-free lifestyle by Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a notable British Rastafari, writer, and dub poet. He made significant contributions to contemporary English literature and was recognized by The Times in 2008 as one of the 50 most important British writers in the post-war period.

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