Thursday, November 20, 2014
Gestation Crates and Reincarnation
I recently learned that in the business of raising pigs for human consumption, the female pigs live 80% of their lives in a crate which is 2 feet wide and 7 feet long. These crates are called "gestation crates." The pregnant female pigs can't move or even lie down and they can go mad from the stress. New Jersey is awaiting the governor' vote on this( Chris Christy) and in New Jersey most legislators have voted to ban the practice. There has been an uproar of people observing " they can't even turn around!" and proponents of the practice are so insensitive that they ask -"did anyone ask the pig if he wanted to turn around?" The crate is so small that the pig can only always stand in one position and not even be able to lie down. What if this were turned on the pig farmers, say in their next reincarnation? What if they were forced to live their entire life incarcerated in a 2x7 foot cage as a pig themselves?( The ugliest thing about a pig is the manner in which they are raised by callous humans).
I don't know everything about reincarnation ( no one does) but I feel certain that a person's actions in this life reflect their soul growth AND what joy and well-being they will experience in the next. Some believe that in reincarnation you always evolve upward but that seems to be tied into the science of evolution: from less complex life -forms to more complex life forms( an ameba vs. an elephant). My personal observation from past-life readings I have done is that there are many young souls out there who haven't inhabited a human body past just one reincarnation ( their present one). Why wouldn't it be possible to incarnate into a simpler form of life if the best way for someone to learn compassion might be to suffer as those you torture have( in this case pigs)?So pig farmers everywhere- beware your condescending attitude towards animal lovers and the pigs themselves. While you already manifest many qualities we ascribe to pigs( hoarding behavior, gluttony) to actually live the tortured life of a gestating pig might be just the thing to teach you compassion and respect for other creatures. And if you are a politician you already know that what goes around comes around.
For more on this national travesty read:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/392262/ban-gestation-crates-bruce-friedrich
Margaret Saxon-www.earthwindskye.com
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I refuse to click on the link for more info, I do not want to see images. Well said.
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