Liang Shiqiu Author This article is selected from the latest listed new book Liang Shiqiu", "Beauty is the medicine that cures everything in the world"
To create pain for the sake of selfish enjoyment is only a manifestation of the evil side of human nature, and the "necessary" cloud is full of clouds.
In 1824 the British formed a "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals". Forty-two years later, such an association was established in the United States, and there are currently about six hundred such organizations in the United States. There are now similar societies all over the world whose purpose is to prevent the deliberate infliction of unnecessary suffering on animals. The intentions of the benevolent ones, the beasts and animals. Hong Kong forbids chicken and duck traders from tying a few chickens and ducks together and hanging them upside down on the handles of bicycles, or stuffing too many chickens and ducks in small cages, which means that the flat-haired animals can live comfortably before the final bloody disaster, which cannot but be said to be bodhisattva hearts. I saw the fishmonger in the vegetable market in Guangzhou, pointed to a live fish two feet long in the basin and asked which one you wanted to buy, you said you want to carry that piece, he took out a bull's ear knife, bloodily cut a piece on the back of the fish for you, the fish that was missing half a back was still put in the basin, and waited until other patrons came to slash it piecemeal. In the markets in many places, the fish sellers do not first open the chamber to produce reverse scales, only to see the scales flying randomly, and the fish can't stop beating. The field chicken seller is even more desperate, and at once the whole skin is peeled off, and the white raw field chicken is thrown around. Standing by and watching were terrified.
When I was a child, there were two "cars" in my family, one of which was driven by Xiao Zhang, and he took care of the mule's hay and a supply. Xiao Zhang is well versed in the habits of the officialdom, handling three points of fat and deducting hay. The mule did not have enough to eat, it could not run, the skinny and rugged, the real is the ride of the mule, but when it reached the top of the Tongtong Avenue, it was not possible to soar for a while, Xiao Zhang took an awl from his sleeve, imitating the story of Su Qin's cone and thorn stock, slammed it on the hip of the mule, the mule was startled, galloping forward, and the blood dripped down the thigh. This matter was soon discovered, and Xiao Zhang, of course, immediately went to find another gao. Since I was a child, I was very surprised how a person's heart can be so hard, but at that time I thought that only Xiao Zhang was such a cruel person in the world.
One cannot intentionally inflict "unnecessary" suffering on animals, and "necessary" suffering is not limited to this. Peking roast duck is a well-known delicacy at home and abroad, and its preparation method is special - this is the master of the Tongzhou people on the verge of the canal, using special mixed food to knead into a strip of sleigh, thicker and longer than the sausage, splitting the duck's mouth and stuffing it hard, and then using your hands to go down the neck of the duck, stuffing another one, and then holding it again. Seven or eight sticks were stuffed down in succession, and the ducks didn't even have the strength to call, and only a dying breath remained. At this time, it could not be let back into the river, but it was thrown into a specially built hut, and there was absolutely no room for movement in it, only drinking water, and only allowing the pampered to rest in peace, slowly squatting. Twice a day such a full meal, after a month can come out and come out, in the stuffy stove a hanging, fragrant, fat, crisp, tender, this is called "cramming duck". This process is quite painful, but it is necessary, otherwise the gluttonous people will not be able to feast. Looking back now, Xiao Zhang's hips were not unnecessary, because otherwise he could not deduct grain while giving up errands. To create pain for the sake of selfish enjoyment is only a manifestation of the evil side of human nature, and the "necessary" cloud is full of clouds.
There is nothing more cruel than slaughter. So it is said, "The benevolent do not kill." "If the animals are not spared unnecessary suffering, people will not eat vegetables and seek protein in the plant. Half a century ago, I visited the slaughterhouses of Chicago, thousands of cows, pigs, sheep, either a nail in the head, or a knife in the chest, and it did not take much effort to pluck, peel, remove, and cut pieces, and now the technology is more advanced. So many lives were destroyed in one fell swoop, and it was truly thrilling. The last thing I can understand is the evolution of human civilization, why are there still people who pretend to be gentlemen and return to the era of fishing and hunting? Rabbits, foxes, deer, geese, wild boars, fish turtles, harmless to people, and such as the Lotus Pond Master's so-called "net in the mountains, in the abyss, multi-faceted concealment, curved and hooked, straight and targeted, hundreds of searches"? It is ridiculous to shoot animals and beasts, kill scaly fish, use scientific weapons to slaughter living beings, and bully the weak and proud. Animals and animals in zoos are equivalent to life imprisonment, which is slightly inferior to the death penalty. Some zoologists say not to think that the animal in the pen is in prison, but in fact it has a sense of safety behind the fence and thinks that you will not harass it outside the fence. I saw the giant bear dangling around in the pen, and it still wanted to come out. It is also said that hunting is necessary because animals have no family plans, breed too quickly, and have insufficient food supplies to risk starvation. If your neighbor's family had a lot of index fingers and nothing to live on, could you also go over and kill his three men and two women to reduce his burden?
Animals have a wide range of meanings, and humans should be included. Preventing animal cruelty, not kissing and benevolence, starting with preventing human cruelty? Sometimes people abuse people and do whatever they want, and many of our ancient criminal laws were unnecessarily painful. "Zhou Li Qiu Guan, The Law of the Five Punishments": "Five hundred ink crimes, five hundred sword crimes, five hundred palace crimes, five hundred sword crimes, and five hundred murders." "In the end, it is still a clearly prescribed law, like the punishment of cannon burning, which is both torture and entertainment. After the fat Dong Zhuo died, the corpse keeper inserted a lamp in his navel, lit it, and shone on it for several days. Fortunately, after death, if it falls into the hands of this person before death, there must be a more embarrassing disposition. The cruelty of foreigners does not let people. Fort William in Calcutta had a small chamber, eighteen feet wide and fourteen feet long, with only two small windows, and one hundred and forty-six defenders of the East India Company were imprisoned by the rebels, thirsty and thirsty overnight, and only twenty-three survived death, in June 1756, the famous so-called "black hole" event in history.
Nothing is more cruel or unnecessary than war, but there are so many people who are belligerent and do not succeed in their wishes, so that those who love peace cannot afford to defend themselves. Dr. John Sun has an article (Idle Wanderer, No. 22) about the stupidity of human beings in the dialogue of the condor, and human beings are the only animals: large-scale cannibalism does not eat each other's flesh, but is thrown on the battlefield to feed the vultures in vain, I don't know why. Prevent the abuse of animals without preventing humans from killing each other, I don't know why I am so thick and thin on the other!
