Ethicalofanimals,RespectforlifebyJanko2012.12.04Wearehappy~Aswecansee,theseanimalsarereallyhappyinthenaturalenvironment.God'sdiversityinthecreationoftheanimalkingdomistrulyastounding.Buttobehonest,personally,myparticipationinmyloveforanimalswillprobablyneverextendbeyondowningadogorcat,orvisitingthelocalzoo.ButIdolovetoobserveanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat.However……Unfortunately,theearth’sbiodiversityisdisappearing,withanestimated1,000speciesperyearbecomingextinct.Conservingbiodiversityisespeciallycrucialindevelopingcountrieswherepeople’slivelihoodsaredirectlydependentonnaturalresourcessuchasforests,fisheriesandwildlife.Asisknowntousall,biodiversityisthevarietyandvariabilityoflifeonEarth.ThisincludesalloftheplantsandanimalsthatliveandgrowontheEarth,allofthehabitatsthattheycallhome,andallofthenaturalprocessesofwhichtheyareapart.Theearthsupportsanincrediblearrayofbiodiversity—fromThailand’stinybumblebeebattotheocean’sgreatbluewhale—withplantsandanimalsofallshapesandsizesinbetween.Thisfantasticvarietyoflifeisfoundindiversehabitatsrangingfromthehottestdeserttotropicalrainforeststothearctictundra.Biodiversityisessentialtoeveryaspectofthewaythathumanslivearoundtheworld.Plantsandanimalsprovidepeoplewithfoodandmedicine,treesplayanimportantroleinabsorbinggreenhousegasesandcleaningtheairwebreathe,andriversandwatershedsprovidethecleanwaterthatwedrink.Thelovableandcharismaticpandaisoneofthemostpopularanimalsintheworld.Unfortunately,itisalsooneofthemostendangered.FoundonlyinChina,oneoftheworld'smostpopulouscountries,thegiantpandaclingstosurvival,facinghabitatfragmentationandpoachingasitsgreatestthreats.Itisestimatedthatasfewas1,600pandasremaininthewildtoday.WWFworkstohelpgiantpandasinthewildthroughavarietyofprograms,includingscientificassessments,habitatconservationandoutreachtolocalgovernmentsandpeoplewithinthepanda'shomerange.paNDAS大熊猫Havingtraveledtheseasforover100millionyears,marineturtleshaveoutlivedalmostalloftheprehistoricanimalswithwhichtheyoncesharedtheplanet.Marineturtlessurvivedtheextinctionofthedinosaursandarestillpresentintheworld'soceanstoday.Untilrecently,theirsuccesswasapparent,asmarineturtlescrawledashoretonestinabundanceontropicalandsubtropicalbeachesaroundtheglobe.Unfortunatelythreatslikehuntingformeat,shellandeggs;habitatdestruction;fisheriesbycatch;pollution;boatstrikes;andintroducedpredatorshavewipedoutentireturtlepopulations,orreducedthemtomereshadowsoftheirformerglory.Todaythreeofthesevenexistingspeciesarecriticallyendangeredwithextinction,threeareendangeredandthestatusoftheseventhspeciesremainsunknown.Marineturtles海龟Alongwithhunting,collisionswithships,andthedegradationoftheirhabitatduetopollution,thegreatestthreattowhales,dolphinsandporpoisesisentanglementinfishinggear,alsoknownasbycatch.Ifcurrenttrendscontinueunabated,severalcetaceanspeciesandmanypopulationswillbelostinthenextfewdecades.Withthesupportofitsmembersandinternationalconservationpartners,WWFisworkingtoensurethatwhales,dolphinsandporpoiseswillswiminourseasforgenerationstocome.Whalesanddolpins鲸与海豚CHICKSFriedchicken,isverydeliciousButwhenyouenjoythedeliciousfriedchicken,haveyouthoughtaboutwheretheycomefrom?ThesechickensarelivinginmiseryTheiractivitiesarelimitedtosmallspacesTheywerefedhigh-energyfeed,theyarealwaystoofattomoveInordertomeettheperson'sappetiteandeconomicbenefits,chickensgrowupunderhumanscontrolsincetheirbirth.Noonetakeintoaccountthepainandanxietyofthesechickens.Otheranimalsareinthesamesadfate.Infact,thereareotherhundredsofmillionsofanimalsaresufferingthesamefate.Thecattle,thepig,thedog,thefish,andsoon.Wefeedthem,weslaughtered(屠宰)themasifitisonlynatural.Canyouimaginethescenewhentheyweremassacred(屠杀)?CanyouImaginethefearandpainfulwhentheysawthecompanioniskilled?ButNOonecareabouttheirfeeling.NOonehasthoughtaboutthatanimalsalsohavefeelingsjustlikeus.Theycanalsofeelhappyness,sadness,fearandanger.Ifthesethingshappeninginourselves,thatcanbehowterrible?Perhapsthesehasalreadybecomethehistory,butwhocanguaranteethatthecruelpictures,won'thappenagain?Nomatterhowtostressthedifferencebetweenhumansandanimals,Ialwaysbelievethatwehavethesamepositionbeforenature.Onthemeaningoflife,weareequalwecanfeedthem,wecankillthem,Wecanconstantlyprofitfromthem.Theyprovideusmeat,theyprovideusfur,theyprovideusmilk.Animalsmakeagreatcontributiontohumans.Buttheydidnotenjoythebasicrights,thedignityoflife..最基本的权利,生命的尊严Ofcourse,nowweareunablenottoeattheirmeat,nottousetheirfur,nottouseanimalsinexperiments.Butwecandothathumanitarian,civilized.我们完全可以做得更人道一些,文明一些Civilization,isstillfarfromusThemostterriblethingisthedisregardforlife,thetramplingtolife.最可怕的是对对生命的漠视,对生命肆意的践踏。AnimalWelfare动物福利Onthemeaningoflife,weareequalThat’sall.Thankyou!