Purrs 4 Peace Week 42: Suffering doesn't end with Sale.

"If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals."

-- Albert Einstein

The suffering of the animals in the “exotic” trade does not end with the capture, transport and pre-sale captivity. No matter how well meaning, humans who purchase these animals are often incapable or unprepared to provide for the needs of the species. Many die from inadequate care. Animals who remain in captivity as pets become dangerous to other animals or to humans. For instance the case of the Chimp who attacked and tore the face of his owner’s neighbor. Often people try to return unwanted animals but end up abandoning them to inappropriate habitats or without rehabilitation. If the animal does survive, it can damage the ecosystem of the area by introducing an animal that is not a natural predator...thus proving deadly to natural species in the area either through predation or disease.

"You have to love animals for what they are or leave them alone. The best thing you can do if you love them is leave them alone and see that other people do too."
-- Pat Derby

Purrs are power. Purrs are potent. Purrs are peace.

11:59 a.m. Get ready to Purrrrrrrr.

SET.

12:00 p.m.

Confucius Cat say: GO!

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr,

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, Send your purrs out like a bolt of electricity. A power filled jolt, charging the universe with love, compassion and kindness.

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The potency of your purrs is a healing balm to the pain of every animal trapped in transportation or captive in exotic animal facilities.

Purrrrrr.purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr.. Imagine every pet store in every country changing company policy. Exotic animals no longer sold.

Imagine every government banning trade in exotic animals.

Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr,

Imagine every heart that would harbor indifference is transformed to bloom with compassion. Every soul controlled by greed is instead controlled by kindness.

Imagine compassion triumphs over indifference, kindness triumphs over greed, PEACE triumphs over corruption.

Peace * Paix * Frieden * Vrede * Pace * Fred* Paz * Shalom * Salaam * Om Shanti * Heddwch * Síochán * 和平