KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

                     KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

           As civilised people we should show kindness to animals. They are weak and they depend on us. We should treat them with kindness and sympathy. 

        Poets have written a large number of poems against cruelty to animals. They have appealed to the people not to torture animals. Man has several domestic animals like horse, dog, cat, rabbit, cow and bull. These animals are useful and faithful creatures. We should look after these animals well. The dog is regarded as the most faithful animals to man. Elephants and horses are trained by man for various purposes. 

      We should never forget that animals are an integral part of our environment. They too have a right to live on the earth. Killing animals is a sinful deed. Though Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country thousands of animals like cattle, goats and pigs are killed for flesh almost everyday. This is a very sad state of affairs. 

          "If anyone lives according to the nature and eats natural food he or she will never fall a victim of dreaded diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure and cancer. Although certain people introduce man as an omnivorous animal, it is not so. According to scientific factors man is a herbivorous animal. Therefore man is not created to eat meat."

            The above is an extract from a speech made by a famous doctor at a seminar held recently. According to this statement a man can survive without meat. 

              Many animals are faced with the dangerous threat of extinction today. Elephant is killed for its tusks. Deer is killed for its skin. Rabbit is killed for its flesh. These are the wicked deeds committed by the human beings. They do not have any sympathy on animals. The physical and emotional make up of humans and animals are alike. They too fear torture and death. Some wicked people have compelled to derive pleasure by harassing innocent animals. Sometimes we see animals like cattle and goat transported in lorries in an inhuman manner. They are transported to slaughter houses. Also, we see how bulls are beaten and forced to pull carts. In the end they are killed for flesh. Children should be taught from their very young days to love all animals and to refrain from harassing them.