Animal Cruelty Pictures

 

No, don’t worry, I’m not about to post any here.  Something I’d never, ever do. 

But I’m going to write about it because it’s become a nasty phenomenon on the internet these days, and many people are as disturbed by it as I am.

Very sadly there’s a lot of animal cruelty in the world.  From unspeakable things done to animals in various countries (including this one!), to the sanctioned and licensed use of animals in experimentation. 

I do appreciate that some who care about animals want to open people’s eyes to this barbarity.  And that for the most part most mean well, and think they’re doing the right thing. 

I’ve “unfriended” a few friends on Facebook, as I really don’t want to be faced with something that will haunt me in my dreams.  And for others, it’s getting close. 

As well as being very disturbing and upsetting to look at, I’m also of the opinion that it does no good anyway;   I’d even go so far as to say it’s counter-productive to the cause. 

On a personal level first……  I’m an animal healer.  I work with animals in all their aspects, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.  And mostly they are all linked anyway.  I have been a volunteer at animal sanctuaries for a number of years, and have seen the results of awful cruelty.  Which I’ve helped to heal. 

In order to heal, my vibrations have to be clear and clean, sparkling even.  I always take time to ensure that the energy running through me is as pure and clear as it can possibly be, vibrating at the highest possible level, because only that way can I be of the best benefit for the being I’m trying to help.  But when faced with a distressing picture of an animal in a desperate situation, I can’t possibly send the best possible healing to them.  I will always happily send healing to animals in need, I don’t have to look at a picture to know about it.  And if that picture then sends my energies spiralling downwards, how will that help? 

On Facebook, thankfully, there are a number of people coming out and saying “this isn’t right, I don’t want to be seeing that, this doesn’t help”.  I and others of this opinion are sometimes accused by the posters of those pictures of putting our heads in the sand, pretending it doesn’t happen.  It can get quite nasty.  And it’s not true.  Not true in the slightest.  All those I know who also object are those who love animals, many of whom, like me, help rescue animals. 

I’ve heard it said more than once that those who post these pictures have a need to share their hurt and suffering with everyone else, that there almost becomes a psychological need to have others feel their pain so much too.  It could be true, it does seem like it sometimes.  But that’s not an area of expertise that I have, so no point in commenting. 

But to those who think that pushing this in our faces constantly will have the effect of waking people up to this, many of us are already awake, and are doing what we can, in our own particular and special ways to mend and heal those affected, and to stop these practices.  And to those not awake, my feeling is that the more of these pictures they see, the more they become desensitised to them.  It’s already been proven with pornography, and really, this is pornography of the worst type. 

And will someone then tell me why we know that it’s not right to be posting such pictures of humans, yet it’s ok to paste the walls of Facebook and Twitter with them?

This blog post is something that’s probably been a long time coming, I’ve felt the need to write something on the subject before now.  But it was this post on Facebook this morning, by a friend that convinced me.  Very well said, I think!!

“To those who fight for animal right, and wish to make people aware of the evil goings on concerning their treatment.  I know you mean well, but I must stress that by posting links and pictures of these atrocities does not help the situation, as people are already aware.  But what you are doing is actually disturbing those who are deeply affected by such pictures.  I do not wish to see dogs or cats being skinned alive, nor do I wish to see mammals being ripped to shreds.  This does not mean I do not care, this means I find these postings disturbing, I do not wish to have them replaying repeatedly inside my head or the heads of my family and friends.  This is harmful to us as humans, as our being upset about these issues does not fix the situation.  Rather than doing such posting, why not find petitions yourselves where you are able to sign, and join some animal rights groups where you can share your pains and views with like minded people, who don’t mind viewing such evil.  Thank you and Namaste.”