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The animal rights movement in the west is badly fragmented…. Everyone has their favorite animal, their favorite abuse to end… Some advocate for wolves, as they eat meat, some advocate for carnivores, some advocate for chickens… Some advocate for a vegan diet, some advocate to end hunting, some to save lives of shelter dogs, some to ban carriage horses., some to ban foie gras, some to end captivity of cetaceans, some to end vivisection.. etc
Most of these splinter groups have very little effect, because there is no underlying principle that unifies compassion for all beings. In the west the prevailing view of dominion… pits one animal against another, so that single issue campaigns seldom result in success….
In India single issue campaigns are more successful because the unifying underlying principle of ahimsa unites all the various causes and gives them credibility. Many of the causes listed above have been favorably resolved in India, but not the west. All animals have the right to remain free from harm, be they carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. It is against the law to kill a healthy or treatable dog. Carriage horses have been banned in Bombay and Delhi. The import and production of foie gras is completely banned, the capture, captivity and forced training of cetacean is completely banned. There are no SeaWorlds in India. Vivisection is banned on the College and University level.

If the west is ever to progress, dominion must be dealt with, for it grants religious legitimacy to animal abuse, as ahimsa promotes progress and compassion.