05 March 2011

© Melissa Ling
Animals. They are not humans, but nevertheless, they are living and should receive the same treatment from humans as what humans receive from humans. They breathe the same air as us, walk on the same ground as us, even lead similar lifestyles to us. What makes them so susceptible to abuse then? Recent cases of animal abuse have been circulating and breaking the hearts of animal lovers. We need to prevent such cases from continuing because it is morally incorrect to treat animals cruelly no matter how dangerous they are. We should start from the individual level, such as not kick stray animals that we see out of frustration. As we move into a world with lesser & lesser animals, it is certainly our duty to preserve whatever we have left to the best of our ability. This, we are doing a favour to Mother Nature to protect what she have given to us.

Melissa Ling
Photographer