The lion is a flesh eating animal. He is one of the strongest and fiercest of all flesh eating animals. The lion belongs to the same species to which the tiger, wolf, etc. belong. He has a majestic figure. He is very powerful. He is called the King of beasts.
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Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now know beyond any shadow of a doubt. All deserve that the human animal afford them the respect of being cared for with great consideration for those interests or left in peace.
When I was 7 and went to the zoo with my second-grade class, I saw chimpanzee eyes for the first time - the eyes of an unhappy animal, all alone, locked in a bare, concrete-floored, iron-barred cage in one of the nastier, old-fashioned zoos. I remember looking at the chimp, then looking away.
No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights.
Every living thing deserves a life of its own. No one has the right to end any kind of life.