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30 Photographs That Explore The Relationship Between Animals And Humans By Steve McCurry
Interview With Artist
From the moment humans first tamed animals about 10,000 years ago, animals have played a big role in people's lives. Even though at first domestic animals were used for meat, milk, and hides, as time passed, humans realized that they are not just food but living and breathing creatures. They began to see them as their friends who would accompany them while hunting, traveling, or guarding their homes. However, there was always something special but complex in the relationship between humans and animals and one famous photographer dedicated his travels to show that.
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#1
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dilly Millandry 6 years ago
They are.. and I say that even though I escaped by a whisker from a stampeding herd and also several very protective mamma cows when growing up. Oh, and was accidentally crushed against a wall by one particularly dim specimen! I still have a very fond spot in my heart for cows... and calves are adorable.
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Judy Tolle 6 years ago
this reminds me of when I was 10 or 12 at my grandfather's farm. I went out and sat in a field to read and a calf came and laid next to me. He slowly nudged the book out of my lap and replaced it with his head. He heaved a deep sigh and fell asleep.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Unbelievably great majority of "people" possess considerably less humaneness than those creatures we call dumb animals.
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OTTER 6 years ago
Long story, short version. When I was A LOT younger, a 100 years ago, my friends found me asleep with a huge cow!! Fearing the cow, who was also asleep, would roll over and squish me they woke me up. What a kind cow allowing me to share her hay.
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
Cows can be very gentle and they have personalities. At the Calgary Stampede one year. A farmer had a beautiful, huge bull on display. When I walked up to his pen,, the bull came rushing over and put his head on my shoulder. He really enjoyed being petted. The farmer said he had only learned that behaviour since they had been there. They do respond to a loving touch. This boy has made a friend of this beautiful cow.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Yes, they are gentle and they have personalities, all they want is kindness, instead they are brutally murdered.
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Whiterain25 furry 6 years ago
THIS IS WHY WE ARE VEGAN :D DONT SAY VEGANS ARE CRAZY WHEN YALL ARE LITERALLY MURDERING THESE SWEET ANIMALS
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Bored Panda, what do you mean animals WERE used for meat, milk, and hides??? Animals ARE used for meat, milk, eggs, and hides, they suffer immensely in factory farms and die in unconscionable agony in high-speed slaughterhouses. No, humans did NOT realized animals are living, breathing creature!!!. Other animals are heinously tortured and killed for "sport", entertainment, and just for pleasure of killing - dog racing, horse racing, c**k fighting, dog fighting, bull "fighting". There is not a single species within the animal kingdom humans have not exploited, inflicted harm upon, and killed. Only the pitiful minority of people treat all animals with utmost compassion and respect they deserve.
Best known for his famous photo of the "Afghan Girl" with the piercing green eyes published in 1985, Steve McCurry has been one of the biggest and most respected names in contemporary photography for more than forty years. The American photographer has built his career around his daring coverage of armed conflict, however, his other passion - animals - was less known to the public. With that in mind, a new book simply called "Steve McCurry. Animals" published by Taschen was born. The professional photos skillfully explore the complex relationship with humans and the environment and tells a thousand stories from all over the world.
In an interview with Bored Panda, McCurry had this to say about his beautiful photo book: "The idea of photographing animals and people may have been planted in my mind since I was first starting out as a young photographer. My sister gave me my first photo book, Son of Bitch, a collection of pictures of dogs and their humans by the great photographer and friend Elliott Erwitt. It was the first time I saw a book on animals with humor, pathos, and wonderful storytelling. Animals are one of my favorite subjects to shoot; they are completely unpredictable. Animals are in constant motion, have a mind of their own and rarely pay any attention to directions from a photographer."
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#2
India
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Work just goes by smoother, faster, and happier with a cat and kitten on your lap!
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
I love how cats in other countries look slightly different from each other.
The photographer revealed that the photo from Kuwait was, in his opinion, his best work from the entire book. "Working in Kuwait in the aftermath of the first Gulf War was a surreal and unforgettable experience. There were 600 oil fields burning, panicked and starved animals were wandering about, and the landscape was dotted with dead Iraqi soldiers. It was heartbreaking to see these animals, which we were supposed to be guardians of. Those animals that escaped slaughter were abandoned and left to wander the streets looking for food and shelter."
A second favorite, according to McCurry, was a photo he took in Thailand. "I photographed this novice monk studying Buddhist writings in the late afternoon at a monastery in Aranyaprathet, Thailand, near the border with Cambodia. I watched the changing light as the monks went about both the mundane and sacred duties of their day. With the simple use of wood and fabric, of shades of saffron from mustard gold to deep orange, their environment was serene. The patient cat completed the scene of contemplation and peace."
#3
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
Off topic, even though both these kids are adorable, the genetic diversity in this region is incredible, the human kid is blond and could easily pass for European, while some could pass for Chinese
Roger Bird 6 years ago
Sweetness is the glue that keeps society together. Hatred/anger is the demon that tears it apart.
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
Children really change the face of conflict and war, and strengthen my resolve against it.
Barbara Vandewalle 6 years ago
Look at the red hair. I would love to run his DNA and see who his ancestors were.
"It is my hope that people will see animals as intelligent beings that deserve our love and respect. In most cases, our pets are totally dependent on us for their survival and safety. It’s our duty to protect them like our own children. Since we often create a special bond with certain animals, I would hope people should treat them with the care they deserve."
In this book, Steve McCurry presents his favorite shots of animals in a kaleidoscopic collection which he gathered from Asia to South America, the United States to Europe. He invites us to look through his lens and discover an appreciation for each living creature's beauty and silent yet magnificent dignity. From a Muslim woman feeding thousands of doves, a teenage boy eating an ice lolly while a white albino rat sits on his shoulders, a man smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper while his dog accompanies him, to elephants passing a lounge poolside while tourists enjoy their holidays, McCurry's photos are captivating and definitely stands out of the crowd by perfectly tributing the creatures who share our planet.
#4
Altai Region, Mongolia
Sadie Jayne 6 years ago
Saw a documentary on these people who hunt with eagles... it was wonderful!
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
What you don't see is that in the foreground he's approaching a 7-Eleven.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
"We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. TRUE humanity does not allow us to impose such suffering on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will NOT find peace." - Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965) German clergyman, music scholar, philosopher, physician, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, October 30, 1953.
#5
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Alaina Bleakley 6 years ago
Whats sad is that people in thailand only really own elephants for something to ride or for logging. The way they control these elephants is through pain. People who ride them often have nails in their hands to stab the elephant and keep it walking. Elephants that are injured are forced to keep working as they are a main source of income for these people. Tldr: this elephant is most likely showing more kindness to this boy than any human has ever showed it.
Jodi Moreno 6 years ago
I read somewhere that elephants think humans are "cute" in the same way that humans think puppies are cute. I don't care if it's true or not, I LOVE that idea!! :)
Mary McDonald 6 years ago
I think he's sleeping in the tree. Safest place to sleep in the wild.
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
A photography exhibit of works by Gregory Colbert entitled ASHES AND SNOW continues to travel the world. It features the most serene photos of humans (mostly children) and elephants. One of the most famous images is "Boy Reading To Elephant."
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
This looks like a real-life scene out of the Jungle Book. So beautiful.
#6
Varanasi, India
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Compassion brings forth compassion; violence begets violence.
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#7
Rome, Italy
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Or like Michael Kelly (Doug Stamper on House of Cards).
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Mongolia
#9
Afghanistan
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
So many countries the US has been at war with. These are the ones who suffer, not the ones who declare war.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
There are wars waged in many countries, and this is why: "Do not fancy that you will lower yourselves by sympathy with the lower creatures; you CANNOT sympathize rightly with the higher, unless you do with those." - John Ruskin, English essayist, critic, reformer (1819 - 1900)
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Tara Fein 6 years ago
My mind is blown! The cats eyes are reminiscent of the eyes of the subject of McCurry’s iconic Nat. Geo. cover photo called, wait for it....”Afghan Girl”! 😯
Maria Rohlen 6 years ago
Hell on earth if you're a woman, maybe the cat is the only good thing in her life?
Maggie Collins 6 years ago
So right, Dorothy. The people who plan the wars never step foot in the countries we destroy. Nor do they see the destruction we do to the people and flora and fauna who are totally innocent! But men love war for that very reason. Because they are only involved in the paperwork.
#10
Kham Litang, Tibet
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
The boy does not look happy, still takes care for the puppy, it seems.
Flare 5 years ago
He's unhappy because of the world he and the pup have to face.
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India
Jasmine Parkerson 6 years ago
If this picture takes place in India than chances are the cow just might not get slaughtered! Because in india cows are more so worshipped and used for their milk not for eating
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
They want to be loved.....but they'll be slaughtered instead. Who created this world?
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Slune, I don't think so; the girl was given at least some chance to survive, because she was born a human; the cow has none.....unless, you consider brutal slaughter to be "better" future. And that's sad: the cow did not harm anyone, the humans harm everyone and everything, and consequently each other also.
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#12
Magdeburg, Germany
Elaine Dodge 6 years ago
That is a very stylish shepherd! Looks like he's leading the grand parade!
#13
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Barbara Vandewalle 6 years ago
Those garments are the worst jail. Wearing those items reduces her humanness. She is not seen for who she is.
#14
Tibet
Olga K 6 years ago
When I was a kid, it used to freak me out that goats have rectangular-shaped pupils)) Now I don't even notice it)) Goats are quite intelligent btw.
Vashti Krones 6 years ago
I've always found their weird shaped eyes somehow hilarious. It amused me
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Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
The boy is wearing traditional garb but is wearing sneakers. That is just too cute! He obviously loves that beautiful goat.
Mary McDonald 6 years ago
Ahh, the cloven hooved animals. Chosen by the 'never-human' to emulate.
#15
Tonle Sap, Cambodia
NCC~1701 6 years ago
That’s really interesting. So many people fear and despise snakes. It’s cool to see that there are more people who also believe that although strange, these creatures are intelligent and affectionate in some cases. I knew a snake, a friend’s pet, who loved to snuggle. They wouldn’t even wrap around you and squeeze or anything. They just liked to go to sleep knowing that a human that they trusted was close by. It was so cute.
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Luke Warren 6 years ago
Many families all over the world have tame snakes that don't hurt them, so it's safe for them to sleep with the snake around.
#16
Bombay, India
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
It wouldn't surprise me if the man has some of the same.
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Andrea Bernier Hall 6 years ago
So f*****g heartbreaking. This truly does show, though, the loyalty and love that dogs provide. So beautiful, yet so haunting.
June Clavelle 6 years ago
Yeah, this one makes me sad for the man and the dog. At least they have each other.
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
This picture is both sad and beautiful I'm glad they have each other..
#17
Jaipur, India
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
I really like the look on the man's face. He obviously loves the cow and the cow returns that love.
#18
Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
I appreciate her very definite style and accessories. She is lovely. And so is her rooster.
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
Such a beautiful picture. A very beautiful girl and a very handsome rooster.
Ana B. 6 years ago
Because it takes years for them to stretch their ears so far - they start with small rings and then move onto bigger ones once she grows used to the old one
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Long Island City, NY
#20
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Grace Skerp 6 years ago
"You and what army?" "Actually, an air force ... meat."
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#21
Australia
Carl Watson 6 years ago
lots of silly ignorant comments, this is standard sheep sorting way in NZ.
Pauliina Painilainen 6 years ago
Indeed. And that is just one part of the whole system where the sheep are sorted. They are always moved as a flock, because that is best for the sheep anyways. I have great respect for sheep farmers in my home country. There is no room for mistreatment, because it is your income. I donno about NZ tho, the farms are bigger I guess.
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Tammy Ralph 6 years ago (edited)
This is not a stunning photograph, it's disgusting treating animals like this.
Edel Sanders 6 years ago
Tragic when one knows how the dear sheep are treated. They are squished here, and that's only a fraction of the torment.
#22
Chennai, India
Antonia 6 years ago
did not see the rat at first, they are very nice pets, shame they do not get so old. Is it one very long rat or are there two ... lol
Shannon Matthews 6 years ago
Rats are such wonderful pets. I had two in my past: Snuggles was the 1st one and Cinnamon was the 2nd. Loved them both so much.
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#23
India
NCC~1701 6 years ago (edited)
I don’t think I realized until now how big camels are compared to humans. I guess it’s not something you think about when you live in the northwest
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Big or small, eventually they kill them all. So sad.
Load More Replies... Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
Camels are obviously as curious as cats. This looks like my house when I bring in the grocery bags.
SimplySnips 6 years ago
Fit in here I will. Take me home you will. Live a life of love and kindness I will.
Vashti Krones 6 years ago
And now we see the Eastern Yogi Bear hunting for pick-a-nick baskets
#24
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Ranger Kanootsen 6 years ago
dude, it doesn't even look remotely like Australia... it's Iraq
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#25
Mandalay, Myanmar
#26
Ecuador
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
Having the trust of any animal is one of the greatest gifts you can receive. Abusing that trust like some people do is a horrible crime.
#27
India
Lachlan Steininger 6 years ago
It looks like its on a train so they are probably looking at the landscape passing by
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#28
Near Samyr, Tibet
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
He has lived a hard life but he obviously meets it face on without self-pity.
Bluebell Rizzi 6 years ago
Nobody lives without self pity, it's the ones that don't dwell on it that live to be wise.
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And here's me wondering how I'm going to cope with a sprained ankle for a few days 😐
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
This man reminds me of my grandfather. He also lost a leg in World War I, came home and farmed and raised a family of 12 children. He never let the loss of his leg slow him down. This man is obviously cut from the same cloth. Kudos to him.
Mimi M 6 years ago
Kudos to your grandfather. I'm sure part of him lives in you.
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Joycez Zhuang 6 years ago
LoOK of a WILL..................... & ways AHEAD of him........ ____/ Amitabha \___
#29
Chaco, Paraguay
#30
Bentota, Sri Lanka
Elaine Dodge 6 years ago
and using this sharp barbed prod forcing it to perform for tourists.
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Tanya Malecki 6 years ago
Theodora- what makes you assume she didnt say thank you? She could be lifting her eyes and staring right at him for all you know or can see? This is a split second snap shot and yet you assume to know. Ugh
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Why did you down voted Elaine's comment? Susann, what do you expect to see on "their web site"?
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Blimey I couldn't carry on reading I would be going after the elephant to say hello !!
#31
Los Angeles, California
SimplySnips 6 years ago
He kinda looks like my boss, who runs his own zoo! He shares a special bond with some of the animals, especially a bearded dragon called Phil.
#32
Afganistan
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
The white of the doves against the blue of the dome (or is it a minaret?).
Gabriela VK 6 years ago
the minaret is the actual tower. The dome is the dome =)
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#33
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Camels are really important animals to have around in places like this.
#34
India
#36
India
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
I used to work for TSA, and can’t tell you how many of my colleagues couldn’t get it through their thick skulls that a turban does NOT automatically mean a terrorist. Sikhs are our good friends!
Nea 6 years ago
Within India, Sikhs as a religious community are the most loved and trusted. It is said in my area that if you are in need of any help, look up and find a turban- thats the man you need.
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Sri Lanka
#38
India
#39
Kim Bush 6 years ago
Enough Bored Panda with showing abused elephants in Thailand! It is not cute and sweet!
Maryanne Liu 6 years ago
they are not abused they are just riding them and they are no hooks or whips that i can see
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Fairsher 6 years ago
Nope, I think I see chains on their front legs. These poor creatures are abused in these countries, I find nothing beautiful about this picture.
Maryanne Liu 6 years ago
but where are the chains? and where are the prods and hooks?
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#40
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
SimplySnips 6 years ago
I don't know a lot about caring for horses but I want to reach into that picture and pull them out and give them a home
#41
Lombari, Brazil
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Poor horses. They need to be brushed off, fed, and allowed to relax in the barn.
Bobby's Girl 6 years ago
They are on the job here. Horses are valued in Brazil, so I imagine they enjoy exactly what you suggest, when their work day is done.
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India
L A Hindman Gresham 6 years ago
KB..... you are certainly opinionated about these photos without knowing their individual stories. No judgement, but allow for the artistry reflecting a simple message of positivity (in majority of photos).
#43
Sri Lanka
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Is than Ron Weasley on the back of the jet ski?
Load More Replies... karina andersen 6 years ago
if it were scaring the elephant the man would not be able to care for it
#44
Burma
mermaidgirl960 6 years ago
Yes, unfortunately, people treat elephants who are smart and beautiful creatures horribly...
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Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Hi. We're having an elephant wash this weekend to raise money for our youth group.
#45
Afganistan
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Way too much weight on that poor little donkey’s back! Dad, please walk instead.
Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
Why is everyone concerned about the donkey but not the kids in back who look like they are about to fall off?
Blacksheep 6 years ago
I don't see the beauty in this picture sorry... All I see is a poor donkey forced to transport a fatass and his 3 kids on his back. A donkey that will die way before his old age, broken by his human abusers. Wake up people, there is nothing nice in this picture.
#46
Nepal
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Love the statues—-the only kind of elephant I like to see people riding.
#48
Afghanistan
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
Yeah this is not a positive relationship despite what it looks like.
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Edel Sanders 6 years ago
I wish the photo reflected a positive relationship, as is initially suggested, but indeed I feel this intelligent being is used for cruel goals. Let's leave them alone. If he were a pet, fine, but if used for fighting then it is tragic.
#49
Sri Lanka
Fairsher 6 years ago
Note the hook they use, I don't find these pictures anything but sickening.
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
Well spotted. Not many people would pay attention to that part of the photo.
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Claire 6 years ago
These pictures of elephants are of 'special bonds', they are of slavery. The elephants are taken from their families in the wild or born into captivity. They are beaten and forced into submission. They have no choice but to do as their handlers say or they would be hurt. That isn't a special bond, it's animal abuse.
#50
Uzbekistan
Kyndall Schmid 6 years ago
Does anyone else realize that's a donkey painted to look like a zebra?
#51
Myanmar
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
All the elephant and mahout pictures are worrying to me, especially knowing how the elephants are “acquired” and enslaved for their very long lives. Doesn’t matter if their mahout is kind; enslavement is enslavement, regardless of how “comfortable” it may look.
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
Unfortunately different cultures have different animals that they rely on for work and food. They probably look at the western culture of raising cattle for slaughter and think the same way that we think of them.
Load More Replies... karina andersen 6 years ago
& before there were pictures like this, these people's & the creatures they ride have been doing this for centuries,
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Elaine Dodge 6 years ago
One of the most awful posts Bored Panda has put up. A lot of these 'cute' pics are of animals being abused - notably the elephants, and a lot of the others are animals on their way to be slaughtered. There's nothing cute, nice, or lovely about them.
Leon Long 6 years ago
I see people often claiming sheep are being herded for slaughter. Sheep are not kept for their meat, they are sheared for wool. No Shepherd in their right mind slaughters their sheep. The only one that might "might" be going to slaughter are the ducks in the motorbike, but really that's just an assumption based on likely cultural stereotypes.
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Rae 6 years ago
This is a photo depiction of the relationship between man and other animals, nothing in the title said it would be sweet or awwww inspiring. We all know that man is not always kind, that the relations between humans and the rest of the natural world is mostly one-sided. It is hard to see and it is sad, but the photos are truth and they are beautifully done. Good job Steve.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." - St. Francis of Assisi
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Over half of these pictures are elephants being enslaved and abused! I thought the children and goats were cute at first, but after a while, I just skipped almost all of the pictures because I couldn't bare to see such beautiful and intelligent animals be treated like this! This is by far the worst post I've seen, I'm sorry, but no matter how cute these elephants are to people, it's not right.
mermaidgirl960 6 years ago
And yes, while these photographs are very good quality and were probably hard to take, I just feel like a lot of these animals are not treated as they should. At the start, there are many cute pictures though, but considering what countries they are in, they probably won't be healthy enough to survive. Disagree with me if you want, but It just breaks my heart to see this...
Load More Replies... Fairsher 6 years ago
Horrible pictures of abuse. There is nothing more upsetting than pictures of animals being held captive and abused.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Human rights/justice are unachievable without animal rights. "I think 'twas slaughter of beasts that first stained the steel of man with blood." - Ovid, Roman poet (43BC/BCE - ? AD/CE)
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DrGirlfriend 6 years ago
Well I didn't see one enslaved dying or beaten animal with all the comments on here are ignorant. I saw a cultural beaded necklace on an elephant in sanctuary.. not one pick did I see gouging elephants , the sheep do not get eaten it's wool they make the money off of wool... The dogs are clearly lazily lying around and are loved or they wouldn't just pass out like that they would be away from danger sleeping in a perch to awake and attack I saw none of those things ... People are ignorant to other cultures and it shows in the comment section. Learn how goats are given as pets to children in other countries, or the godliness of the sacred cow... The comments are disturbing
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
DrGirlfriend, ALL farm animals are mistreated, abused, and slaughtered, suffer immensely and die in agony. Sheep do not die naturally and peacefully. They are loaded on ships and sent to the Middle East, brutally slaughtered, if they make it there and don't die from thirst and hunger. Wake up. Take off those pink glasses of yours.
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Elaine Dodge 6 years ago
One of the most awful posts Bored Panda has put up. A lot of these 'cute' pics are of animals being abused - notably the elephants, and a lot of the others are animals on their way to be slaughtered. There's nothing cute, nice, or lovely about them.
Leon Long 6 years ago
I see people often claiming sheep are being herded for slaughter. Sheep are not kept for their meat, they are sheared for wool. No Shepherd in their right mind slaughters their sheep. The only one that might "might" be going to slaughter are the ducks in the motorbike, but really that's just an assumption based on likely cultural stereotypes.
Load More Replies... Rae 6 years ago
This is a photo depiction of the relationship between man and other animals, nothing in the title said it would be sweet or awwww inspiring. We all know that man is not always kind, that the relations between humans and the rest of the natural world is mostly one-sided. It is hard to see and it is sad, but the photos are truth and they are beautifully done. Good job Steve.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." - St. Francis of Assisi
Load More Replies... mermaidgirl960 6 years ago
Over half of these pictures are elephants being enslaved and abused! I thought the children and goats were cute at first, but after a while, I just skipped almost all of the pictures because I couldn't bare to see such beautiful and intelligent animals be treated like this! This is by far the worst post I've seen, I'm sorry, but no matter how cute these elephants are to people, it's not right.
mermaidgirl960 6 years ago
And yes, while these photographs are very good quality and were probably hard to take, I just feel like a lot of these animals are not treated as they should. At the start, there are many cute pictures though, but considering what countries they are in, they probably won't be healthy enough to survive. Disagree with me if you want, but It just breaks my heart to see this...
Load More Replies... Fairsher 6 years ago
Horrible pictures of abuse. There is nothing more upsetting than pictures of animals being held captive and abused.
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
Human rights/justice are unachievable without animal rights. "I think 'twas slaughter of beasts that first stained the steel of man with blood." - Ovid, Roman poet (43BC/BCE - ? AD/CE)
Load More Replies... DrGirlfriend 6 years ago
Well I didn't see one enslaved dying or beaten animal with all the comments on here are ignorant. I saw a cultural beaded necklace on an elephant in sanctuary.. not one pick did I see gouging elephants , the sheep do not get eaten it's wool they make the money off of wool... The dogs are clearly lazily lying around and are loved or they wouldn't just pass out like that they would be away from danger sleeping in a perch to awake and attack I saw none of those things ... People are ignorant to other cultures and it shows in the comment section. Learn how goats are given as pets to children in other countries, or the godliness of the sacred cow... The comments are disturbing
Christina Uhlir 6 years ago
DrGirlfriend, ALL farm animals are mistreated, abused, and slaughtered, suffer immensely and die in agony. Sheep do not die naturally and peacefully. They are loaded on ships and sent to the Middle East, brutally slaughtered, if they make it there and don't die from thirst and hunger. Wake up. Take off those pink glasses of yours.
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