When used to sell body parts, don’t words like compassion begin to lose their meaning?
It’s like: Animal Compassion = slaughter. It’s quicksand. These meetings Whole Foods is convening bring together a diverse bunch of individuals representing various interests and Whole Foods is ultimately the one that is making decisions. So the question is: are we being used to sell something? I don’t know. I think we’re there to speak on behalf of animals and to raise awareness about what animals want, who they are. You know, John Mackey is a vegan and I believe when people in that room, people in the world, hear about animals as sentient beings, they will also become vegans. When Farm Sanctuary was started in 1986, six billion farm animals were being raised and slaughtered, today it’s nearing 10 billion. We have this horrendous trend we need to reverse. The animal movement has to work with and operate within a broader context in order to have an impact. Whole Foods is a major player who can help reverse this trend. At the end of the day we can make a decision to participate or not.
