Animals

 In America meat is the definition of overweight, unhealthy, disease inflected citizens we are known today. That being said because of our supply and demand for a large amount of food we treat our animals with neglect. Not only with food but with animal testing for products. I have put some thought into the way we treat our animals, Jeremy Rifkin's article, A Change of Heart about Animals, let's people know what true capacity animals can prove. Koko, a female Gorilla that showed love, compassion, knowledge, and most importantly relationships that made her feel happiness and sadness made me act upon really giving the time to write this post. I dug deeper into Rifkin's stand in this motion of taking action to be more aware and protective with the animals we have now on this earth. Some of the studies show that elephants, gorillas, monkeys, even dogs can feel emotions. In more depth they understand their role and individuality from the time they are born. they grow up similar to the same way humans do. gorillas are now known to identify themselves, speak sign language and communicate to humans, learn basic math and create bonds. Bonds that are very alike in our human world with families.  Rifkin demonstrated and explained the positivity to have animal rights in America. Speaking from the heart animals mean much more to me than any human. I have loved animals all my life. I couldn't agree more to have animal rights not only here in America ,but other countries. One important reason I had the need to help animals is because, once in Mexico , a boy younger than me ( maybe 7) had the nerve to fling a baby piglet by its back hind leg into the wall. I stood up for the pig , I picked it up into my arms and had it calm down. Remembering the squeal was painful to hear. I told that boy if he ever did that again I would sock him. Since I was little I knew animals had feelings that we humans have. when I was their holding that piglets its mother was pounding against rails she was in, basically going nuts only to see what happened to her little one. The same story Jeremy Rifkin experienced with Koko, Koko had a cute, small, grey kitty. The bond she made with that kitten was as if Koko was kitty's adaptive mother. when kitty died Koko's brain activity showed great relativity as one humans would when a loved one dies. This gives enough prof of having animal rights a responsibility  us humans need to enforce. Animals have been here long before we arrived , they know about life and it's battles with nature. Another good recent fact about Koko is the sadness she felt when she found out Robin William's had passed. she signed her emotions about Mr.Williams. Saying he was funny among other things like his movies. My feelings about Jeremy Rifkin's article truly high lights the point people really need to see to fully understand what animals are feeling.