[Music] Mark Twain said that there are two
Mark Twain said that there are two
Mark Twain said that there are two important days in an individual’s life
important days in an individual’s life
important days in an individual’s life the first is the day that you’re born
the first is the day that you’re born
the first is the day that you’re born and the second is the day that you
and the second is the day that you
and the second is the day that you figure out why you see for me the day
figure out why you see for me the day
figure out why you see for me the day that I learned why was when I was a 13
that I learned why was when I was a 13
that I learned why was when I was a 13 year old girl and I stood outside a nice
year old girl and I stood outside a nice
year old girl and I stood outside a nice restaurant in Mumbai with my mom
restaurant in Mumbai with my mom
restaurant in Mumbai with my mom my dad and I saw Victoria carriage
my dad and I saw Victoria carriage
my dad and I saw Victoria carriage contracted me and I told my god these
contracted me and I told my god these
contracted me and I told my god these are so beautiful they’re so grand
are so beautiful they’re so grand
are so beautiful they’re so grand they’re wonderful and actually what I
they’re wonderful and actually what I
they’re wonderful and actually what I saw inside really sort of changed me for
saw inside really sort of changed me for
saw inside really sort of changed me for life so I saw a very thin and frail
life so I saw a very thin and frail
life so I saw a very thin and frail horse and she was pulling a carriage
horse and she was pulling a carriage
horse and she was pulling a carriage that had six people inside it and the
that had six people inside it and the
that had six people inside it and the rider and as expected she collapsed and
rider and as expected she collapsed and
rider and as expected she collapsed and when she collapsed I saw the rider jump
when she collapsed I saw the rider jump
when she collapsed I saw the rider jump out and I thought to myself great he’s
out and I thought to myself great he’s
out and I thought to myself great he’s gonna get out he’s gonna take care of
gonna get out he’s gonna take care of
gonna get out he’s gonna take care of her she’s gonna be fine
her she’s gonna be fine
her she’s gonna be fine but what he did next jarred me and
but what he did next jarred me and
but what he did next jarred me and injured everyone on that Street he got
injured everyone on that Street he got
injured everyone on that Street he got off
off
off he took his slippers off and he started
he took his slippers off and he started
he took his slippers off and he started beating her on her face until she didn’t
beating her on her face until she didn’t
beating her on her face until she didn’t stand up and she did stand up nobody
stand up and she did stand up nobody
stand up and she did stand up nobody moved
moved
moved nobody did everything anything each one
nobody did everything anything each one
nobody did everything anything each one of us on that street felt bad about what
of us on that street felt bad about what
of us on that street felt bad about what she had gone through that was the day
she had gone through that was the day
she had gone through that was the day that I learned that for evil to triumph
that I learned that for evil to triumph
that I learned that for evil to triumph good people had to stay silent that was
good people had to stay silent that was
good people had to stay silent that was also the day that I decided I would
also the day that I decided I would
also the day that I decided I would never ever stay silent I went on to get
never ever stay silent I went on to get
never ever stay silent I went on to get a law degree and I spent the better part
a law degree and I spent the better part
a law degree and I spent the better part of the past six years working for animal
of the past six years working for animal
of the past six years working for animal rights I’m gonna tell you a little bit
rights I’m gonna tell you a little bit
rights I’m gonna tell you a little bit about some of the cases that we worked
about some of the cases that we worked
about some of the cases that we worked on and why I believe that the time is
on and why I believe that the time is
on and why I believe that the time is now for us to start accepting animals as
now for us to start accepting animals as
now for us to start accepting animals as citizens in our home state of
citizens in our home state of
citizens in our home state of Maharashtra we celebrate Republic Day
Maharashtra we celebrate Republic Day
Maharashtra we celebrate Republic Day festivals even Sundays with bullock cart
festivals even Sundays with bullock cart
festivals even Sundays with bullock cart races what we do is we take these bulls
races what we do is we take these bulls
races what we do is we take these bulls who are prey animals they’re innocent
who are prey animals they’re innocent
who are prey animals they’re innocent animals they’re not animals who like to
animals they’re not animals who like to
animals they’re not animals who like to run and we put them onto these carriages
run and we put them onto these carriages
run and we put them onto these carriages I mean oh sorry into these carts and to
I mean oh sorry into these carts and to
I mean oh sorry into these carts and to make them run we have to make them feel
make them run we have to make them feel
make them run we have to make them feel and to make them feel this fear we hit
and to make them feel this fear we hit
and to make them feel this fear we hit them we beat them we hit them with
them we beat them we hit them with
them we beat them we hit them with spikes we take little implements that
spikes we take little implements that
spikes we take little implements that you don’t give them electric shocks that
you don’t give them electric shocks that
you don’t give them electric shocks that make them keep moving and worse still is
make them keep moving and worse still is
make them keep moving and worse still is when they take one horse and one bull
when they take one horse and one bull
when they take one horse and one bull and they put them on one card what
and they put them on one card what
and they put them on one card what happens is that the bull who can’t run
happens is that the bull who can’t run
happens is that the bull who can’t run as fast as the horse collapses and the
as fast as the horse collapses and the
as fast as the horse collapses and the horse who can’t pull the weight of the
horse who can’t pull the weight of the
horse who can’t pull the weight of the cart anymore falls down and when and
cart anymore falls down and when and
cart anymore falls down and when and when a horse breaks its leg there’s only
when a horse breaks its leg there’s only
when a horse breaks its leg there’s only one way one place the animal is going
one way one place the animal is going
one way one place the animal is going and normally the animal is put to sleep
and normally the animal is put to sleep
and normally the animal is put to sleep you know the tragedy of this entire
you know the tragedy of this entire
you know the tragedy of this entire situation is that the way these animals
situation is that the way these animals
situation is that the way these animals are treated once there was an incident
are treated once there was an incident
are treated once there was an incident where we saw a rider actually jump up in
where we saw a rider actually jump up in
where we saw a rider actually jump up in front and he bit the tail off the bull
front and he bit the tail off the bull
front and he bit the tail off the bull to make the bull continue running and
to make the bull continue running and
to make the bull continue running and moving faster in the state of Kerala
moving faster in the state of Kerala
moving faster in the state of Kerala what we do is we hammer slaughter cows
what we do is we hammer slaughter cows
what we do is we hammer slaughter cows we take them in to slaughterhouses we
we take them in to slaughterhouses we
we take them in to slaughterhouses we put blindfolds on their eyes and we beat
put blindfolds on their eyes and we beat
put blindfolds on their eyes and we beat them on their heads until they don’t
them on their heads until they don’t
them on their heads until they don’t collapse when they collapse their
collapse when they collapse their
collapse when they collapse their jugular is cut animals are transported
jugular is cut animals are transported
jugular is cut animals are transported in exactly these conditions as if
in exactly these conditions as if
in exactly these conditions as if they’re not living beings but they are
they’re not living beings but they are
they’re not living beings but they are things awful packing 30 40 50 and even
things awful packing 30 40 50 and even
things awful packing 30 40 50 and even 60 of them in one truck today in India
60 of them in one truck today in India
60 of them in one truck today in India we brag about our poultry industry we
we brag about our poultry industry we
we brag about our poultry industry we encourage each one of us to eat eggs but
encourage each one of us to eat eggs but
encourage each one of us to eat eggs but we don’t understand that for our need
we don’t understand that for our need
we don’t understand that for our need for eggs
for eggs
for eggs hens have to live in bare and barren
hens have to live in bare and barren
hens have to live in bare and barren battery cages these hands never get a
battery cages these hands never get a
battery cages these hands never get a chance to spread their wings even once
chance to spread their wings even once
chance to spread their wings even once in their life they go so crazy in these
in their life they go so crazy in these
in their life they go so crazy in these battery cages that they start pecking
battery cages that they start pecking
battery cages that they start pecking and biting at one another even to access
and biting at one another even to access
and biting at one another even to access their food these poor animals have to
their food these poor animals have to
their food these poor animals have to put their heads across bars as you can
put their heads across bars as you can
put their heads across bars as you can see so many of them have lost all of the
see so many of them have lost all of the
see so many of them have lost all of the hair on their necks and their bodies
hair on their necks and their bodies
hair on their necks and their bodies these these cages are rarely clean these
these these cages are rarely clean these
these these cages are rarely clean these pumps stink of ammonia these poor hands
pumps stink of ammonia these poor hands
pumps stink of ammonia these poor hands see the fat see the Sun twice in their
see the fat see the Sun twice in their
see the fat see the Sun twice in their life once when they enter the farm and
life once when they enter the farm and
life once when they enter the farm and the second is when they go to the
the second is when they go to the
the second is when they go to the slaughterhouse the state of andhra
slaughterhouse the state of andhra
slaughterhouse the state of andhra pradesh to celebrate the harvest season
pradesh to celebrate the harvest season
pradesh to celebrate the harvest season who are basically bred
who are basically bred
who are basically bred in isolation so they’ll ever see another
in isolation so they’ll ever see another
in isolation so they’ll ever see another member of their species are made to
member of their species are made to
member of their species are made to fight one another the victor gets to
fight one another the victor gets to
fight one another the victor gets to live the loser is killed to the little
live the loser is killed to the little
live the loser is killed to the little feet we tie blades and all sorts of
feet we tie blades and all sorts of
feet we tie blades and all sorts of implements so that they kill and kill
implements so that they kill and kill
implements so that they kill and kill one another and the other one collapses
one another and the other one collapses
one another and the other one collapses easily the fight becomes more exciting
easily the fight becomes more exciting
easily the fight becomes more exciting when the poor scared animals tried to
when the poor scared animals tried to
when the poor scared animals tried to run away from these arenas they are
run away from these arenas they are
run away from these arenas they are butchered and pushed back in at the end
butchered and pushed back in at the end
butchered and pushed back in at the end of it they know that to live I have to
of it they know that to live I have to
of it they know that to live I have to kill the other arm and that’s what
kill the other arm and that’s what
kill the other arm and that’s what happens the loser is picked up come on
happens the loser is picked up come on
happens the loser is picked up come on over to the winner’s side flat killed
over to the winner’s side flat killed
over to the winner’s side flat killed cooked and eaten in the same day in the
cooked and eaten in the same day in the
cooked and eaten in the same day in the state of Tamil Nadu we play a sport
state of Tamil Nadu we play a sport
state of Tamil Nadu we play a sport called Charlie Khartoum
called Charlie Khartoum
called Charlie Khartoum we take bulls who as I explained earlier
we take bulls who as I explained earlier
we take bulls who as I explained earlier are prey animals they pack animals and
are prey animals they pack animals and
are prey animals they pack animals and we make them run and when they when they
we make them run and when they when they
we make them run and when they when they need to run the disorder the victor is
need to run the disorder the victor is
need to run the disorder the victor is the bravest man who can hold on to the
the bravest man who can hold on to the
the bravest man who can hold on to the hunt of this bull for the longest amount
hunt of this bull for the longest amount
hunt of this bull for the longest amount of time an entire crowd is waiting for
of time an entire crowd is waiting for
of time an entire crowd is waiting for this scared animal who’s been given
this scared animal who’s been given
this scared animal who’s been given alcohol poked plotted and hit and harmed
alcohol poked plotted and hit and harmed
alcohol poked plotted and hit and harmed in ways that we can’t even imagine their
in ways that we can’t even imagine their
in ways that we can’t even imagine their body parts up pull they will bitten all
body parts up pull they will bitten all
body parts up pull they will bitten all sorts of things have happened to them
sorts of things have happened to them
sorts of things have happened to them you know so great is the fear that is
you know so great is the fear that is
you know so great is the fear that is faced by these poor bulls that when they
faced by these poor bulls that when they
faced by these poor bulls that when they have an option between jumping into a
have an option between jumping into a
have an option between jumping into a feet into a ditch of 20 feet or facing
feet into a ditch of 20 feet or facing
feet into a ditch of 20 feet or facing an oncoming crowd the bull chose to jump
an oncoming crowd the bull chose to jump
an oncoming crowd the bull chose to jump into the ditch he jumped in face-first
into the ditch he jumped in face-first
into the ditch he jumped in face-first needless to say in a few minutes he died
needless to say in a few minutes he died
needless to say in a few minutes he died and all over South India and in the many
and all over South India and in the many
and all over South India and in the many faults that we have we keep elephants to
faults that we have we keep elephants to
faults that we have we keep elephants to bless people and to give rides I don’t
bless people and to give rides I don’t
bless people and to give rides I don’t know what sort of a blessing it is when
know what sort of a blessing it is when
know what sort of a blessing it is when you take a beautiful animal tie them up
you take a beautiful animal tie them up
you take a beautiful animal tie them up with all fours and keep them in a temple
with all fours and keep them in a temple
with all fours and keep them in a temple backyard I don’t know how that’s going
backyard I don’t know how that’s going
backyard I don’t know how that’s going to change anyone’s life make anyone’s
to change anyone’s life make anyone’s
to change anyone’s life make anyone’s life better in fact all we’re doing is
life better in fact all we’re doing is
life better in fact all we’re doing is getting all the bad karma possible by
getting all the bad karma possible by
getting all the bad karma possible by hurting these beautiful animals there
hurting these beautiful animals there
hurting these beautiful animals there bill cases from Kerala where elephants
bill cases from Kerala where elephants
bill cases from Kerala where elephants have reacted and they’ve killed their
have reacted and they’ve killed their
have reacted and they’ve killed their Mahmud you know the l-train
Mahmud you know the l-train
Mahmud you know the l-train new powers left their whole life and
new powers left their whole life and
new powers left their whole life and when they react and they kill this man
when they react and they kill this man
when they react and they kill this man who’d they just tied up in a temple
who’d they just tied up in a temple
who’d they just tied up in a temple backyard and that is their life in fact
backyard and that is their life in fact
backyard and that is their life in fact it’s more of a death sentence
it’s more of a death sentence
it’s more of a death sentence there’s also incidences where elephants
there’s also incidences where elephants
there’s also incidences where elephants have skin that grows over their chains I
have skin that grows over their chains I
have skin that grows over their chains I never thought in 2017 we would still be
never thought in 2017 we would still be
never thought in 2017 we would still be practicing animal sacrifice and when you
practicing animal sacrifice and when you
practicing animal sacrifice and when you talk to me about sacrifice I talked
talk to me about sacrifice I talked
talk to me about sacrifice I talked about some sacrificing my time to make
about some sacrificing my time to make
about some sacrificing my time to make the world a better place sacrificing my
the world a better place sacrificing my
the world a better place sacrificing my ego sacrificing you know and giving and
ego sacrificing you know and giving and
ego sacrificing you know and giving and not keeping for myself but so many
not keeping for myself but so many
not keeping for myself but so many faiths believe in getting an animal
faiths believe in getting an animal
faiths believe in getting an animal loving an animal taking care of an
loving an animal taking care of an
loving an animal taking care of an animal and then killing the animal and
animal and then killing the animal and
animal and then killing the animal and I’m sure that when that bull cow camel
I’m sure that when that bull cow camel
I’m sure that when that bull cow camel caught
caught
caught you know sees that nice coming down on
you know sees that nice coming down on
you know sees that nice coming down on their neck they die have a broken heart
their neck they die have a broken heart
their neck they die have a broken heart before the knife actually kills them
before the knife actually kills them
before the knife actually kills them Derry’s all over the world you know we
Derry’s all over the world you know we
Derry’s all over the world you know we don’t even understand that for our greed
don’t even understand that for our greed
don’t even understand that for our greed for milk there is a baby calf who is
for milk there is a baby calf who is
for milk there is a baby calf who is being denied milk the worst is when
being denied milk the worst is when
being denied milk the worst is when there is a male comes on day one he is
there is a male comes on day one he is
there is a male comes on day one he is sent to slaughter the poor baby who only
sent to slaughter the poor baby who only
sent to slaughter the poor baby who only wants his mother doesn’t even understand
wants his mother doesn’t even understand
wants his mother doesn’t even understand why he’s being deprived off his mom what
why he’s being deprived off his mom what
why he’s being deprived off his mom what is worse still is the mother spends many
is worse still is the mother spends many
is worse still is the mother spends many many days in depression banging against
many days in depression banging against
many days in depression banging against the walls that she is enslaved in
the walls that she is enslaved in
the walls that she is enslaved in pulling the chance that she is died
pulling the chance that she is died
pulling the chance that she is died because all this poor mother wants just
because all this poor mother wants just
because all this poor mother wants just like any human mother and this audience
like any human mother and this audience
like any human mother and this audience would want with me to be with her baby
would want with me to be with her baby
would want with me to be with her baby you know by the end of this year 56
you know by the end of this year 56
you know by the end of this year 56 billion animals would have been killed
billion animals would have been killed
billion animals would have been killed before on eight or our greed to eat them
before on eight or our greed to eat them
before on eight or our greed to eat them as I finished the sentence many
as I finished the sentence many
as I finished the sentence many thousands of necks have been cut and I
thousands of necks have been cut and I
thousands of necks have been cut and I have not been able to do anything to
have not been able to do anything to
have not been able to do anything to stop those necks being cut today we are
stop those necks being cut today we are
stop those necks being cut today we are facing the sixth mass extinction so many
facing the sixth mass extinction so many
facing the sixth mass extinction so many innocent species are being killed and it
innocent species are being killed and it
innocent species are being killed and it is because of us
is because of us
is because of us BBC’s blue planet – there really is the
BBC’s blue planet – there really is the
BBC’s blue planet – there really is the teaser of their video a couple of weeks
teaser of their video a couple of weeks
teaser of their video a couple of weeks ago and in this video they showed a
ago and in this video they showed a
ago and in this video they showed a mother win then she was holding on to
mother win then she was holding on to
mother win then she was holding on to her baby her be
her baby her be
her baby her be he had died how had her baby died her
he had died how had her baby died her
he had died how had her baby died her baby had died because of plastic
baby had died because of plastic
baby had died because of plastic poisoning we had a hand to play in it it
poisoning we had a hand to play in it it
poisoning we had a hand to play in it it was our fault and while the entire
was our fault and while the entire
was our fault and while the entire situation seemed to so horrible
situation seemed to so horrible
situation seemed to so horrible what gave me a glimmer of hope is an
what gave me a glimmer of hope is an
what gave me a glimmer of hope is an environmentalist as a and as an animal
environmentalist as a and as an animal
environmentalist as a and as an animal rights activist was it so many people in
rights activist was it so many people in
rights activist was it so many people in the world sense upset with what they saw
the world sense upset with what they saw
the world sense upset with what they saw they didn’t like it people who may have
they didn’t like it people who may have
they didn’t like it people who may have been meat eaters people who may have
been meat eaters people who may have
been meat eaters people who may have fish themselves people who may have
fish themselves people who may have
fish themselves people who may have attended the circus and enjoyed the
attended the circus and enjoyed the
attended the circus and enjoyed the killing of those animals today they
killing of those animals today they
killing of those animals today they stood there and they felt bad for what
stood there and they felt bad for what
stood there and they felt bad for what had happened to that mother whale and
had happened to that mother whale and
had happened to that mother whale and that showed me that there is in fact
that showed me that there is in fact
that showed me that there is in fact hope is one of my favorite singers and
hope is one of my favorite singers and
hope is one of my favorite singers and songwriters Bob Dylan said you know
songwriters Bob Dylan said you know
songwriters Bob Dylan said you know times they are a-changin gathering
times they are a-changin gathering
times they are a-changin gathering people wherever you roam as Arundhati
people wherever you roam as Arundhati
people wherever you roam as Arundhati Roy said that not only is another word
Roy said that not only is another word
Roy said that not only is another word for another world possible but on a
for another world possible but on a
for another world possible but on a quiet day I can hear her breathing and
quiet day I can hear her breathing and
quiet day I can hear her breathing and this is the other world that I dream of
this is the other world that I dream of
this is the other world that I dream of you see for yours we have treated
you see for yours we have treated
you see for yours we have treated animals as it and things we have
animals as it and things we have
animals as it and things we have embarrassed them we have taken away the
embarrassed them we have taken away the
embarrassed them we have taken away the most basic things that they have wanted
most basic things that they have wanted
most basic things that they have wanted which is to lead a quiet and peaceful
which is to lead a quiet and peaceful
which is to lead a quiet and peaceful life when we want to insult someone we
life when we want to insult someone we
life when we want to insult someone we say don’t behave like an animal when we
say don’t behave like an animal when we
say don’t behave like an animal when we want to say that someone is interests
want to say that someone is interests
want to say that someone is interests well we say don’t dress like an animal
well we say don’t dress like an animal
well we say don’t dress like an animal when we don’t even realize that it is
when we don’t even realize that it is
when we don’t even realize that it is awesome or badly behaved and then we
awesome or badly behaved and then we
awesome or badly behaved and then we want much better behaved
want much better behaved
want much better behaved we give companies and trust legal rights
we give companies and trust legal rights
we give companies and trust legal rights it is this anthropocentric outlook of
it is this anthropocentric outlook of
it is this anthropocentric outlook of ours it is this our outlook of ours that
ours it is this our outlook of ours that
ours it is this our outlook of ours that I am superior we are superior we can do
I am superior we are superior we can do
I am superior we are superior we can do what we want with the planet we can cut
what we want with the planet we can cut
what we want with the planet we can cut down each tree we can ruin the rivers we
down each tree we can ruin the rivers we
down each tree we can ruin the rivers we can ruin ecosystems we can do anything
can ruin ecosystems we can do anything
can ruin ecosystems we can do anything we want to make our lives better that
we want to make our lives better that
we want to make our lives better that has gotten us in the position that we’re
has gotten us in the position that we’re
has gotten us in the position that we’re in global warming whether we like it or
in global warming whether we like it or
in global warming whether we like it or not is the greatest challenge that we
not is the greatest challenge that we
not is the greatest challenge that we are facing nations like Bangladesh I am
are facing nations like Bangladesh I am
are facing nations like Bangladesh I am secure about their future the small
secure about their future the small
secure about their future the small island states don’t know they’ll exist
island states don’t know they’ll exist
island states don’t know they’ll exist in another 50 years environmental
in another 50 years environmental
in another 50 years environmental refugees will have nowhere to go and I
refugees will have nowhere to go and I
refugees will have nowhere to go and I asked the developed world
asked the developed world
asked the developed world they open their doors to the poor at
they open their doors to the poor at
they open their doors to the poor at that point of time it really is true
that point of time it really is true
that point of time it really is true when the last River has been poisoned
when the last River has been poisoned
when the last River has been poisoned when the air when you can’t breathe the
when the air when you can’t breathe the
when the air when you can’t breathe the air when we’ve hunted them on every
air when we’ve hunted them on every
air when we’ve hunted them on every single animal will we realize that money
single animal will we realize that money
single animal will we realize that money can’t be eaten
can’t be eaten
can’t be eaten you know despite all of this negativity
you know despite all of this negativity
you know despite all of this negativity as a law student I read this book I read
as a law student I read this book I read
as a law student I read this book I read this article actually cause trees have
this article actually cause trees have
this article actually cause trees have standing by an author called Christopher
standing by an author called Christopher
standing by an author called Christopher stone and sitting in Berkeley in
stone and sitting in Berkeley in
stone and sitting in Berkeley in California Christopher stone argued that
California Christopher stone argued that
California Christopher stone argued that the earth should have its own
the earth should have its own
the earth should have its own independent rights trees should have
independent rights trees should have
independent rights trees should have their own independent rights call
their own independent rights call
their own independent rights call mccallion wrote a similar book called
mccallion wrote a similar book called
mccallion wrote a similar book called wild low a manifesto for earth justice
wild low a manifesto for earth justice
wild low a manifesto for earth justice when he argued that the environment
when he argued that the environment
when he argued that the environment should have their own independent rights
should have their own independent rights
should have their own independent rights and while the whole world was arguing
and while the whole world was arguing
and while the whole world was arguing debating and chatting about this it was
debating and chatting about this it was
debating and chatting about this it was in our country that our Supreme Court
in our country that our Supreme Court
in our country that our Supreme Court passed an order in 2014 a bench of you
passed an order in 2014 a bench of you
passed an order in 2014 a bench of you know justice pinaki whose injustice
know justice pinaki whose injustice
know justice pinaki whose injustice rather Krishnan and they said the
rather Krishnan and they said the
rather Krishnan and they said the Charlie Carter should be prohibited and
Charlie Carter should be prohibited and
Charlie Carter should be prohibited and animals are real living beings these and
animals are real living beings these and
animals are real living beings these and living beings should be free from fear
living beings should be free from fear
living beings should be free from fear and they have a right to life which can
and they have a right to life which can
and they have a right to life which can only be deprived in accordance with law
only be deprived in accordance with law
only be deprived in accordance with law when we say this when we say that they
when we say this when we say that they
when we say this when we say that they have a right to life which can only be
have a right to life which can only be
have a right to life which can only be deprived in accordance with law and they
deprived in accordance with law and they
deprived in accordance with law and they have a right to live free of fear we are
have a right to live free of fear we are
have a right to live free of fear we are accepting that they are living beings in
accepting that they are living beings in
accepting that they are living beings in Norway today deforestation has been
Norway today deforestation has been
Norway today deforestation has been prohibited and by that I mean even from
prohibited and by that I mean even from
prohibited and by that I mean even from their public procurement process they
their public procurement process they
their public procurement process they don’t buy anything which is a product of
don’t buy anything which is a product of
don’t buy anything which is a product of deforestation the Uttarakhand High Court
deforestation the Uttarakhand High Court
deforestation the Uttarakhand High Court made to reverse the Ganga and the Yamuna
made to reverse the Ganga and the Yamuna
made to reverse the Ganga and the Yamuna is reliving people and wildlife cases
is reliving people and wildlife cases
is reliving people and wildlife cases pending in our Supreme Court at least it
pending in our Supreme Court at least it
pending in our Supreme Court at least it means our country is thinking of animals
means our country is thinking of animals
means our country is thinking of animals as people in India we have prohibited
as people in India we have prohibited
as people in India we have prohibited the testing of cosmetics and of
the testing of cosmetics and of
the testing of cosmetics and of household products on animals we have
household products on animals we have
household products on animals we have ban mobile zoos the Victoria carriages
ban mobile zoos the Victoria carriages
ban mobile zoos the Victoria carriages of Mumbai are now a thing of the past
of Mumbai are now a thing of the past
of Mumbai are now a thing of the past and suddenly come
and suddenly come
and suddenly come fashion is becoming cool the person who
fashion is becoming cool the person who
fashion is becoming cool the person who saves the animal the person who is the
saves the animal the person who is the
saves the animal the person who is the conservationist is heralded as our hero
conservationist is heralded as our hero
conservationist is heralded as our hero when we see pictures on Instagram of
when we see pictures on Instagram of
when we see pictures on Instagram of people who are hunting who hold up their
people who are hunting who hold up their
people who are hunting who hold up their animals we don’t like it but we like the
animals we don’t like it but we like the
animals we don’t like it but we like the picture of the brave firemen who went up
picture of the brave firemen who went up
picture of the brave firemen who went up on a tree and save the kitten or you
on a tree and save the kitten or you
on a tree and save the kitten or you know the sort of brave heroes that we
know the sort of brave heroes that we
know the sort of brave heroes that we have today stopping the illegal wildlife
have today stopping the illegal wildlife
have today stopping the illegal wildlife trade and poaching of animals all over
trade and poaching of animals all over
trade and poaching of animals all over India you know Jeremy Bentham said that
India you know Jeremy Bentham said that
India you know Jeremy Bentham said that it isn’t whether they can raise it or
it isn’t whether they can raise it or
it isn’t whether they can raise it or that they can talk but can they suffer
that they can talk but can they suffer
that they can talk but can they suffer and that I think is the point they can
and that I think is the point they can
and that I think is the point they can suffer they can feel and the law should
suffer they can feel and the law should
suffer they can feel and the law should extend its protection to them you know
extend its protection to them you know
extend its protection to them you know on the 7th of July 2012 in Cambridge the
on the 7th of July 2012 in Cambridge the
on the 7th of July 2012 in Cambridge the most brilliant scientific minds came
most brilliant scientific minds came
most brilliant scientific minds came together and they they declared
together and they they declared
together and they they declared something known as the Cambridge
something known as the Cambridge
something known as the Cambridge declaration on consciousness and I’m not
declaration on consciousness and I’m not
declaration on consciousness and I’m not a scientist and so I’m not even gonna
a scientist and so I’m not even gonna
a scientist and so I’m not even gonna try to repeat what they said but in
try to repeat what they said but in
try to repeat what they said but in essence they said that animals are
essence they said that animals are
essence they said that animals are sentient they feel they have a sense of
sentient they feel they have a sense of
sentient they feel they have a sense of self and they are no different from you
self and they are no different from you
self and they are no different from you and from me despite the sort of positive
and from me despite the sort of positive
and from me despite the sort of positive examples I’ve given you about the battle
examples I’ve given you about the battle
examples I’ve given you about the battle hasn’t been won it’s still far it’s
hasn’t been won it’s still far it’s
hasn’t been won it’s still far it’s still raging and we still need to fight
still raging and we still need to fight
still raging and we still need to fight whenever I’m sad I think of the song you
whenever I’m sad I think of the song you
whenever I’m sad I think of the song you know to dream the impossible dream to
know to dream the impossible dream to
know to dream the impossible dream to fight the unbeatable foe to bear with
fight the unbeatable foe to bear with
fight the unbeatable foe to bear with unbearable sorrow to go where the brave
unbearable sorrow to go where the brave
unbearable sorrow to go where the brave dare not go and I know that I am
dare not go and I know that I am
dare not go and I know that I am fighting a fight that is worthy and it
fighting a fight that is worthy and it
fighting a fight that is worthy and it every day as the animal rights community
every day as the animal rights community
every day as the animal rights community grows I know that we are getting more
grows I know that we are getting more
grows I know that we are getting more and more allies on board today the
and more allies on board today the
and more allies on board today the world’s largest meat companies have now
world’s largest meat companies have now
world’s largest meat companies have now started investing in in vitro meat and
started investing in in vitro meat and
started investing in in vitro meat and it meets the doesn’t come from animals
it meets the doesn’t come from animals
it meets the doesn’t come from animals they’ve realized the world is becoming
they’ve realized the world is becoming
they’ve realized the world is becoming compassionate as my mentor friend Member
compassionate as my mentor friend Member
compassionate as my mentor friend Member of Parliament from Maharashtra Munna
of Parliament from Maharashtra Munna
of Parliament from Maharashtra Munna Mahajan always says to me and because
Mahajan always says to me and because
Mahajan always says to me and because the T is not far that we start accepting
the T is not far that we start accepting
the T is not far that we start accepting animals and citizens it is not only the
animals and citizens it is not only the
animals and citizens it is not only the dream of the dog lover or the tiger
dream of the dog lover or the tiger
dream of the dog lover or the tiger Savior for this for this reality to be
Savior for this for this reality to be
Savior for this for this reality to be actualized it is a dream
actualized it is a dream
actualized it is a dream every single compassionate citizen the
every single compassionate citizen the
every single compassionate citizen the choice for an animal between life and
choice for an animal between life and
choice for an animal between life and death is you you can make that decision
death is you you can make that decision
death is you you can make that decision if you see that I’m not gonna eat that
if you see that I’m not gonna eat that
if you see that I’m not gonna eat that chicken tikka I’m not gonna wear those
chicken tikka I’m not gonna wear those
chicken tikka I’m not gonna wear those leather shoes I’m not gonna buy a fur
leather shoes I’m not gonna buy a fur
leather shoes I’m not gonna buy a fur jacket I’m not gonna buy makeup that is
jacket I’m not gonna buy makeup that is
jacket I’m not gonna buy makeup that is tested on animals you have given them
tested on animals you have given them
tested on animals you have given them that chance to live see in our life we
that chance to live see in our life we
that chance to live see in our life we feel that we can only impact ourselves
feel that we can only impact ourselves
feel that we can only impact ourselves our family our parents the ones we love
our family our parents the ones we love
our family our parents the ones we love our partners our circle of friends our
our partners our circle of friends our
our partners our circle of friends our co-workers but with animals when you
co-workers but with animals when you
co-workers but with animals when you take that choice not to kill them
take that choice not to kill them
take that choice not to kill them you are helping those lives who are far
you are helping those lives who are far
you are helping those lives who are far far away from you because unseen they
far away from you because unseen they
far away from you because unseen they suffer unhurt they cry in the factory
suffer unhurt they cry in the factory
suffer unhurt they cry in the factory farms mother’s house who had their
farms mother’s house who had their
farms mother’s house who had their babies taken away from them when they
babies taken away from them when they
babies taken away from them when they are put into those awful crates
are put into those awful crates
are put into those awful crates she can see her baby starving three feet
she can see her baby starving three feet
she can see her baby starving three feet away from her but because she’s an iron
away from her but because she’s an iron
away from her but because she’s an iron bars she can’t reach her baby she can’t
bars she can’t reach her baby she can’t
bars she can’t reach her baby she can’t help I’m asking you to be that change
help I’m asking you to be that change
help I’m asking you to be that change I read why not this book by Jack you
I read why not this book by Jack you
I read why not this book by Jack you recall on the road which is one of my
recall on the road which is one of my
recall on the road which is one of my favorite books and Jack Euric said that
favorite books and Jack Euric said that
favorite books and Jack Euric said that too once for me are the mad ones the
too once for me are the mad ones the
too once for me are the mad ones the crazy ones the ones who are mad to talk
crazy ones the ones who are mad to talk
crazy ones the ones who are mad to talk mad to listen mad to dream the ones
mad to listen mad to dream the ones
mad to listen mad to dream the ones never do or say a commonplace things but
never do or say a commonplace things but
never do or say a commonplace things but the ones who born like women candles
the ones who born like women candles
the ones who born like women candles they just born born born I’m asking this
they just born born born I’m asking this
they just born born born I’m asking this very intelligent ed audience today to be
very intelligent ed audience today to be
very intelligent ed audience today to be that roman candle born born born with
that roman candle born born born with
that roman candle born born born with knowledge born with compassion born with
knowledge born with compassion born with
knowledge born with compassion born with enlightenment born with the fact that
enlightenment born with the fact that
enlightenment born with the fact that today you can make the world a better
today you can make the world a better
today you can make the world a better place
place
place you just have to do two things my
you just have to do two things my
you just have to do two things my friends two things be vegan make the
friends two things be vegan make the
friends two things be vegan make the choice leave animals out of your life
choice leave animals out of your life
choice leave animals out of your life you can live a great life as a vegan and
you can live a great life as a vegan and
you can live a great life as a vegan and as a vegan you are empowered with that
as a vegan you are empowered with that
as a vegan you are empowered with that knowledge then not only am I
knowledge then not only am I
knowledge then not only am I a great life not only am i having fun in
a great life not only am i having fun in
a great life not only am i having fun in my existence but I’m also not having fun
my existence but I’m also not having fun
my existence but I’m also not having fun at the cost of another living being my
at the cost of another living being my
at the cost of another living being my only message to you except animals as
only message to you except animals as
only message to you except animals as citizens because the time has come they
citizens because the time has come they
citizens because the time has come they love like we do they laugh like we do
love like we do they laugh like we do
love like we do they laugh like we do elephants have families like we do
elephants have families like we do
elephants have families like we do chickens communicate with their eggs
chickens communicate with their eggs
chickens communicate with their eggs when their eggs are just little babies
when their eggs are just little babies
when their eggs are just little babies and they’ve just come out rats and mice
and they’ve just come out rats and mice
and they’ve just come out rats and mice feel empathy no one in this room hasn’t
feel empathy no one in this room hasn’t
feel empathy no one in this room hasn’t felt the love of the dog extend our love
felt the love of the dog extend our love
felt the love of the dog extend our love to all living beings thank you
to all living beings thank you
to all living beings thank you [Applause]
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