The Pain of a Thousand Souls
Articles - How to Avoid Burning Out as an Animal Rights/Vegan Activist

FROM Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary
October 2021

He said, "I feel the pain and suffering of the animals in the factory farms. I wake up in the middle of the night and hear their screams." The work he did at Luvin Arms eased some of the pain he felt in his heart.

Earlier this week, a gentleman visited us from Denver. He moved from India and has been here in the U.S.for 2 years. He is the manager of an Indian restaurant and has been vegan for 4 years. He and his family do not know many people.

Simply by coincidence, he met Shaleen, Shilpi, and family when they stopped in for dinner for the first time at the restaurant. That is how he told me he miraculously learned about Luvin Arms.

He said - ‘I am always sad...I am not a happy person. There are so many nights I don’t sleep. I feel the pain and suffering of the animals in the factory farms. I wake up in the middle of the night and hear their screams.”

His first day here happened to be the day we rescued a new resident of Luvin Arms (his name is “Lucky”).

And he said - “It isn’t only Lucky’s independence day...it is MY independence day. I found my purpose in life.”

He further added - “It has been just so hard. My son and wife have stopped being vegan. And today when I was coming here and telling them about Luvin Arms, they promised to try and become vegan again.”

I told him to sign up for the movie “Ahimsa in Action” and watch it with his wife and son. It might help them understand why he feels so passionately about this work.

He came all the way from Denver on an Uber - something I know must be a struggle to afford.

While at Luvin Arms, he worked for over 6 hours in the barns without stopping for a minute... without taking a break. When I returned from the rescue in the evening, he was still here at Luvin Arms working non-stop.

He swept and cleaned everything immaculately. The barns have never looked so incredible.

I noticed he had blisters on his hands, so I asked him to please let me give him a band-aid. He responded, “No, I will get used to this work, I am ok!”

The smile and satisfaction on his face told the entire story. The work he did at Luvin Arms eased some of the pain he felt in his heart.

His passion for farmed animals touched me deeply.

I am so grateful to have met him, I know you must have similar feelings too.

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