![]() ![]() I was curious to meet this worker and listen to the rescue story. ![]() On inquiring about the dog, I was told that one of the workers had rescued her from the slaughterhouse. I saw a mix Labrador female dog tied in the tannery compound. As part of my work, I had to visit a tannery one day. Let me cite a recent example of carnism I came across. Melanie Joy and her research on carnism, an invisible belief system that conditions people to eat (certain) animals. My questions were answered when I came across Dr. Having lived on the other side, I started to question why people favor some animals and justify the killing of other animals. Life keeps evolving – I transformed from a non-vegetarian to a vegetarian, a vegetarian to a vegan, an animal lover to an animal activist. That followed with quitting all products derived from animal torture and there a Vegan was born. I too belonged to one of these categories but one day I had an epiphany and quit eating meat. ![]() ![]() In India, there are people who eat chickens but not eat cows, people who eat cows but not pigs, animal lovers who eat chickens or goats but loathe the thought of eating dogs or cats. By Amruta Ubale, vegan and animal rights activist from India. ![]()
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