Compassion in Action: Why Animal Welfare Matters

Animals, like humans, experience the full spectrum of physical and emotional pain. They feel the sharp sting of infection, the throbbing ache of injury, the debilitating weakness that comes with illness. Their bodies, though different in structure and function, are capable of registering the same signals of distress, the same desperate pleas for relief. To ignore these pleas, to deny them the possibility of healing and comfort, is to inflict a cruelty that echoes through the ages.