Bear witness to the fear and desperation for freedom these horses have shown us. Think of the billions of animals desperate for that same freedom and don’t look away this time.
Horses bolting through the streets of London, smeared in blood – a
sight some onlookers initially thought must be a film shoot. [Blood
on pavement and smashed vehicles after horses tear through London]
Our public spaces are so carefully sanitised of the endless violence
perpetrated against animals, that when a rare moment of truth
explodes into the general consciousness, it’s very telling how that
experience is framed.
An outpouring of support and concern from well-meaning people, have
called for the horses to be retired to a loving sanctuary, where
they can live out their days in peace. As members of the Household
Cavalry (British Army) they have ‘served their country” and deserve
to rest.
At the local race track, many other horses are forced to race and
hurdle, where a broken leg will result in a bullet to the head
behind a flimsy screen, lest the public be ‘inconvenienced’. [Horse
Racing: Cruelty Behind the Glamour] This
reality is so common that punters will cheerfully continue sipping
champagne and placing bets on the next victims.
In restaurants and homes throughout the world, a holocaust of
violence is presented upon plates and in cups, the contents an
abstraction of body parts and secretions from animals who lived in
terror and anguish for most of their short, miserable lives. Unlike
the horses running through the London streets, these animals’ very
existence will be carefully hidden and obfuscated behind a veil of
polite agreement that it is a necessary evil.
Bear witness to the fear and desperation for freedom these horses
have shown us. Think of the billions of animals desperate for that
same freedom and don’t look away this time. [Earth's
Biggest Threat]