The unhappy person is one who has his ideal, the content of his life, the fullness of his consciousness, the essence of his being, in some manner outside of himself. The unhappy man is always absent from himself, never present to himself. But one can be absent, obviously, either in the past or in the […]
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“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”
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Make the connection. If you haven’t yet removed animal products from your life you are causing suffering in the world for the sake of your status and personal gratification. Many still live with and love animals in their families yet support cruelty and slaughter of other animals. This is called Speciesism – it’s just another
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“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
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In 2012, it took the growth and slaughter of 60 billion land animals to feed and clothe 7 billion humans. In 30 years, by 2050, the world’s human population is likely to hit 10 billion. By today’s standards it will take 100 billion land animals to feed and clothe the earth’s population. This is fucking
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“If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, … a sense of fairness, and the other one is empathy and compassion.” Dr. Frans de Waal Dr. Frans de Waal is primatologist renowned for his studies on primate behavior and social intelligence. In
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Colobus Conservation aims to protect and conserve primates, in particular the Angolan Colobus Monkey and its associated coastal forest habitat in Kenya. The Located in Diani, South Kenya, they were established in 1997 as a not for profit conservation organization and became a limited company in 2001. They employ a dozen local staff with help
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Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project (CRP) runs a natural habitat sanctuary and eco-tourism program on three islands in River Gambia National Park, Gambia. More than 100 chimpanzees have been reintroduced into this protected area over several decades. Wild chimps disappeared from The Gambia in the early 1900s but now four separate troops live on what are known
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In 1983, David and Shiela Siddle found themselves with a wounded young chimpanzee after he was rescued from poachers in the DRC. And this was the beginning of the world’s oldest, largest and most reputable chimpanzee sanctuary. Today there are 132 chimpanzees who call Chimfunshi home: seven chimp clans live in four massive enclosures between
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CERCOPAN is a UK conservation charity and a founding member of the PAN African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) with offices in the UK and Nigeria. Founded by Canadian Zena Tooze in 1995 with its first headquarters based in Calabar, Nigeria. While taking a holistic approach to programming, the group focuses on the rainforests of South-Eastern Nigeria,