Posing as a Bald Eagle to Escape Execution: Speciesim Unmasked

The cartoon below, in which turkeys attempt to avoid slaughter by disguising themselves as American Bald Eagles, is specifically about how we revere certain species and abuse others as if they were inanimate objects. Eating a Bald Eagle is a crime in the U.S. but abuse of chickens and turkeys is protected by anti-terrorism laws by making it a felony to take pictures or videos inside factory farms. Yes, that’s true. Yes, it’s absurd. Dogs and cats are protected by law but virtually no other species. The lack of logic here confounds me. -- Piraro "Thought Food"