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53 Shocking Illustrations Reveal How Animals Feel By Switching Them With Humans
With us, humans, consuming so much of farm animal production, such as meat, dairy, eggs and so on, nobody really wants to think about the conditions these animals live in. Animals kept in these farms, are often just a hair away from animal cruelty cases, with their living conditions being the bare minimum requirements to keep them alive. It's the same for some companion animals, where they are purchased purely for human entertainment, or wild animals shot for sport.
Now, imagine a parallel universe where domestic animals were the dominant species, and they treated us like the human race treats them. Pretty scary thought right? Well, that's the theme of this shocking series of illustrations that are designed to get you the issue of animal abuse on the spotlight.
Compiled by Bored Panda, the list features many animal rights scenarios we can probably relate to. The only difference is, the humans and animals have been reversed. Some of the illustrations are pretty gruesome, so you have been warned, but hopefully, they'll help you to look at the subject from an entirely different perspective.
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Heather Lawless 8 years ago
A vile barbaric practice that must be done away with. Torture is not entertainment or cultural tradition
#4
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
It's quite a soft illustration when you know that in fact foxes and other fur animals are skinned alive because only their skin/fur is interesting and it takes less time to do it while they are conscious than killing them first (not that it would be more acceptable if they were killed first).
#6
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
One of the worst thing ever elaborated. And on the other hand the same people doing that regularly to animals will get all offended when they read an article about someone who boiled a kid.
#7
Sophie Hunter 8 years ago
I have birds that are out all day, only use the cage at night or when we go out.
#8
#11
Lucy Lecras 8 years ago
Not good luck if you lose the foot though.. Sam: (supernatural) 'I lost my shoe..'
#14
Ani Dimitrova 8 years ago
:( I remember the story of the killed baby dolphin because of selfies..
#21
Rèdiño - - 8 years ago
I think it would be more accurate for the shark holding the rod to be a worm
#25
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
Ah, finaly a realistic one on how fur is really taken from animals. It just misses the sound to make it like those videos you can find on youtube, once you heard it you can't forget it unless you're one of those humans from the degenerate branch of evolution of course.
#26
Arum Kusumaningdyah 8 years ago
Circus involving animals is a barbarian show. How can someone take his/her loved ones to see this kind of show and feels happy and proud of it?
#30
Final score:
88points
Maciek Ravs (Submission author) 8 years ago
Dairy Industry - the truth. Humans force cow to be pregnant and then take away the child from her! (Veal Farms!) so humans can drink cows milk which supposed to be for her child. Then after mothers milk is finished they will repeat it all over again..and after a few years of this exploitation and abuse they will slaughter Her. Imagine shop shelf where on one side is veal (cows child) and beside in milk section is the milk of the mother for this child. Dairy Industry - Pure Evil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1GmYHpjiw
#32
Daria B 8 years ago
I rather feel sorry for the underpaid waiter having to deal with sometimes ingrateful complaints, than for the fly that accidentally flew into the hot soup. What are you suggesting with this one anyway? Installing nets on your kitchen windows? Or is it "eating the insect out of respect" (as bizzare as it sounds)?
#37
Final score:
69points
Mina Kelly 8 years ago
There used to be human zoo's, up until recent history. Ironically, Adolph Hitler was the first to abolish them in Europe.
#39
Final score:
65points
Jeanne Deaux 8 years ago
It lacks blood and infected wounds and feces everywhere with one or two cadavers rotting in it to be realistic.
#41
Final score:
62points
SapphireDolphin10 8 years ago
A kid in my class was doing this and I lectured him for like 10 min. and guess who got in trouble? ME!
#45
Final score:
46points
#46
Final score:
44points
#47
Final score:
23points
#48
Final score:
14points
Alc11 8 years ago
trees aren't animals.... Plus, we kill them right away. We dont just sit and watch the tree die and laugh maniacally. (not saying the tree is...) also (most trees) dont have blood. AND technically, they dont have a spouse or child either. (unless you count the saplings as tree children.) Sorry if you really liked this one. I am just stating the facts of my opinions.
Lazy Panda 8 years ago
Just because they aren't animals doesn't mean they aren't alive. Are you oblivious to deforestation? It's not that they suffer, it's more that we chop down WAY too many, so if there were multiple trees killing lots of humans it'd be more realistic
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Socially Awkward 7 years ago
Trees aren't animals, but cutting them down will affect a lot of animals.
Richard Grissom Jr. 8 years ago
They aren't animals but they are still alive and have feelings.
Chelsi Brooke 5 years ago
Just the idea of you saying "I'm stating the FACTS of my OPINIONS" clearly illuminates that you do not know the difference of either.....which leads me to presume you have also not educated yourself on the detraments to all species of deforestation.....no wonder the humane race will be extinct in 10 years...we certainly deserve it. Thank you for your contribution..
Kelley Anderson 8 years ago
This is a statement piece. Art is rarely a literal interpretation of anything. Its called creativity and imagination. Lighten up and try and find yours.
#49
Final score:
11points
#51
Final score:
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Luisa Vasconcelos 6 years ago
I'm sorry. I should have Google the word. But Google shows Kanada, Canada and Canadá. Now I'm not sure. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanada
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Jennifer Jones 8 years ago
I already said this somewhere else in here but I'm going to repeat it again...someone should make one of dogs forcing humans to fight
Helen Studholme 8 years ago
Please think about how these images make sense and consider reducing YOUR impact. Maybe cut out dairy or reduce your meat consumption. You can make a difference.
chachkimooch 8 years ago
These images show the reality of how cruel we are to "lesser animals." Most of us choose to ignore the suffering that goes along with exploiting animals for meat, fur, milk, etc. Humans SHOULD be required to hold these images in their heads if they're going to exploit other sentient beings for their own selfish uses.
Marlo Mytty 7 years ago
Great pics but bad title. Humans are animals too. This kind of separation thinking is part of the problem. Last I checked, we were in Kingdom Animalia
Barb Braun 8 years ago
Breaks my heart. If only we would behave like the caretakers of the earth that we are supposed to be.
aya kazlauskiene 8 years ago
I wanna thank to this post. Why don't we use realistic fake fur or Foie gras....? Isn't it possible? I don't eat or wear these at all...
Rashael Nunley 8 years ago
Wow. I liked almost all of these.. It's sure a harsh reality out there. These pictures are brilliant though.
Harry Potterfan 8 years ago
This is exactly what people like poachers and trophy hunters need to realise that it is cruel to treat animald the way they do
Lily Cindy 4 years ago
This is absolutely brilliant! People should be forced to see the reality. Parents especially should stop lying to their kids about where there food comes from.
Savannah Burke 4 years ago
Someone should draw the alternate universe version of humans putting chickens with knives on their feet in a ring to "enjoy" c**k fighting.
Francis Bettison 4 years ago
Makes you realise how "dominion over the animals" has been misinterpreted.
Bradley Auerbach 6 years ago
Just look at those parallel universes. Those pictures make me want to reach for the Brain Bleach (http://www.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrainBleach)! I have also seen "Parallel Universe" pictures where people are switched with animals and/or plants.
Andy Chaney 7 years ago
Overall a good post. But my main beef (pun intended) is with #27, the one with the bear sitting at the bar with a couple of old frontier woodsmen wearing coonskin and skunk tail hats, while he's wearing a severed human butt in his head. The cartoon itself is funny as hell, but for a damn good reason. It's an old "The Far Side" comic from the mid-late 80's. Why is Gary Larson not given proper credit?! I doubt that he's suffering financially, but intellectual property rights need to be respected. '''Twas his shining mind that dug up this nugget 'o gold.....
Elijah Fortin 7 years ago
I mean yeah a few of these are sad, but the food product ones don't get to me. They died for our survival. Thats why the food chain exists. We're on the top, and everything else is on the bottom.
Jeffrey Kraynak 7 years ago
My brother and I did a whole book on this: http://animalcrackersbook.wixsite.com/animal-crackers
Megan Devillers 7 years ago
I don't think death is cruel but I do think pain is cruel and no sentient being should ever be hurt on purpose. I don't really get veganism for that he purpose of saving animals from death because a good portion of animals themselves eat animals so why shouldn't we? I mean it's not pleasant or nice but apparently this is the way it is. I wish we could all be herbivores but we're not. I know we can survive without eating animal products but they would still be eaten just not by us. I don't like the fact that animals are basically tortured for a long time before they are killed. So I only eat from a few brands of meat that come from local farms that have the highest welfare and that I have researched extensively. I eat only eggs from my neighbour's chickens who live are very happy lifestyle. The eggs haven't been fertilized by a rooster so they coulsnt have become babies. The only thing I don't do is drink milk because there is no avoiding the cruelty in the milk industry unfortunately.
Annabelle Johnson 7 years ago
Kinda funny but kinda morbid at the same time. I bet this will make a bunch of people want to become vegan.
Luis Malico 7 years ago
I actually loved the pictures, I hope more people see them, maybe it would help some people to change
Sylwia Muzyka 8 years ago
Very good illustrations. Today, people are so programmed minds that they need a strong stimulus to awaken.
Clever Fool 8 years ago
And yet people call me a hippie when I tell them there is no religious motive behind me not eating pork
Florea Cristina 8 years ago
I may be the only one that doesn't love it... Because you know...your dods and cats eat other animals too, and you buy them that food!!
Edward Rutledge 8 years ago
Yeah, so you have to keep eating bacon and nuggets because cat food...
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Rob McIntyre 8 years ago
Where's the one where humans are trapped and/or poisoned in produce and grain farms, instead of squirrels, chipmunks, mice and rats ? The one where humans are being displaced and slowly poisoned for oil that is eventually made into plastic wrap for products, including tofu burgers ?
Stephen Adamo 8 years ago
Support the Animal Liberation Front !! The animal you save may be yourself !!!
jose ortiz 6 years ago
Still eating meat. It didn't bother me because I was laughing, laughing & laughing. Is good to have a sense of good humor. Thanks!
James Walker 8 years ago
To my mind a lot of these are obsolete. I can understand the invasive testing, hunting endangered species, battery farming, etc, but a lot of these depict situations in which the animals are killed humanely, or at least quickly, and simply is the gory aftermath of dealing with the body, have laws against them, or just flawed understanding of physics (i.e. the horse and cart is no different to those rickshaw cart taxis).
Edward Rutledge 8 years ago
Those vegans will do anything to exploit animals for their agenda to end cruelty and suffering! images-572...e4797f.jpg 
Luisa Vasconcelos 6 years ago
I'm sorry. I should have Google the word. But Google shows Kanada, Canada and Canadá. Now I'm not sure. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanada
Load More Replies... Jennifer Jones 8 years ago
I already said this somewhere else in here but I'm going to repeat it again...someone should make one of dogs forcing humans to fight
Helen Studholme 8 years ago
Please think about how these images make sense and consider reducing YOUR impact. Maybe cut out dairy or reduce your meat consumption. You can make a difference.
chachkimooch 8 years ago
These images show the reality of how cruel we are to "lesser animals." Most of us choose to ignore the suffering that goes along with exploiting animals for meat, fur, milk, etc. Humans SHOULD be required to hold these images in their heads if they're going to exploit other sentient beings for their own selfish uses.
Marlo Mytty 7 years ago
Great pics but bad title. Humans are animals too. This kind of separation thinking is part of the problem. Last I checked, we were in Kingdom Animalia
Barb Braun 8 years ago
Breaks my heart. If only we would behave like the caretakers of the earth that we are supposed to be.
aya kazlauskiene 8 years ago
I wanna thank to this post. Why don't we use realistic fake fur or Foie gras....? Isn't it possible? I don't eat or wear these at all...
Rashael Nunley 8 years ago
Wow. I liked almost all of these.. It's sure a harsh reality out there. These pictures are brilliant though.
Harry Potterfan 8 years ago
This is exactly what people like poachers and trophy hunters need to realise that it is cruel to treat animald the way they do
Lily Cindy 4 years ago
This is absolutely brilliant! People should be forced to see the reality. Parents especially should stop lying to their kids about where there food comes from.
Savannah Burke 4 years ago
Someone should draw the alternate universe version of humans putting chickens with knives on their feet in a ring to "enjoy" c**k fighting.
Francis Bettison 4 years ago
Makes you realise how "dominion over the animals" has been misinterpreted.
Bradley Auerbach 6 years ago
Just look at those parallel universes. Those pictures make me want to reach for the Brain Bleach (http://www.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrainBleach)! I have also seen "Parallel Universe" pictures where people are switched with animals and/or plants.
Andy Chaney 7 years ago
Overall a good post. But my main beef (pun intended) is with #27, the one with the bear sitting at the bar with a couple of old frontier woodsmen wearing coonskin and skunk tail hats, while he's wearing a severed human butt in his head. The cartoon itself is funny as hell, but for a damn good reason. It's an old "The Far Side" comic from the mid-late 80's. Why is Gary Larson not given proper credit?! I doubt that he's suffering financially, but intellectual property rights need to be respected. '''Twas his shining mind that dug up this nugget 'o gold.....
Elijah Fortin 7 years ago
I mean yeah a few of these are sad, but the food product ones don't get to me. They died for our survival. Thats why the food chain exists. We're on the top, and everything else is on the bottom.
Jeffrey Kraynak 7 years ago
My brother and I did a whole book on this: http://animalcrackersbook.wixsite.com/animal-crackers
Megan Devillers 7 years ago
I don't think death is cruel but I do think pain is cruel and no sentient being should ever be hurt on purpose. I don't really get veganism for that he purpose of saving animals from death because a good portion of animals themselves eat animals so why shouldn't we? I mean it's not pleasant or nice but apparently this is the way it is. I wish we could all be herbivores but we're not. I know we can survive without eating animal products but they would still be eaten just not by us. I don't like the fact that animals are basically tortured for a long time before they are killed. So I only eat from a few brands of meat that come from local farms that have the highest welfare and that I have researched extensively. I eat only eggs from my neighbour's chickens who live are very happy lifestyle. The eggs haven't been fertilized by a rooster so they coulsnt have become babies. The only thing I don't do is drink milk because there is no avoiding the cruelty in the milk industry unfortunately.
Annabelle Johnson 7 years ago
Kinda funny but kinda morbid at the same time. I bet this will make a bunch of people want to become vegan.
Luis Malico 7 years ago
I actually loved the pictures, I hope more people see them, maybe it would help some people to change
Sylwia Muzyka 8 years ago
Very good illustrations. Today, people are so programmed minds that they need a strong stimulus to awaken.
Clever Fool 8 years ago
And yet people call me a hippie when I tell them there is no religious motive behind me not eating pork
Florea Cristina 8 years ago
I may be the only one that doesn't love it... Because you know...your dods and cats eat other animals too, and you buy them that food!!
Edward Rutledge 8 years ago
Yeah, so you have to keep eating bacon and nuggets because cat food...
Load More Replies... Rob McIntyre 8 years ago
Where's the one where humans are trapped and/or poisoned in produce and grain farms, instead of squirrels, chipmunks, mice and rats ? The one where humans are being displaced and slowly poisoned for oil that is eventually made into plastic wrap for products, including tofu burgers ?
Stephen Adamo 8 years ago
Support the Animal Liberation Front !! The animal you save may be yourself !!!
jose ortiz 6 years ago
Still eating meat. It didn't bother me because I was laughing, laughing & laughing. Is good to have a sense of good humor. Thanks!
James Walker 8 years ago
To my mind a lot of these are obsolete. I can understand the invasive testing, hunting endangered species, battery farming, etc, but a lot of these depict situations in which the animals are killed humanely, or at least quickly, and simply is the gory aftermath of dealing with the body, have laws against them, or just flawed understanding of physics (i.e. the horse and cart is no different to those rickshaw cart taxis).
Edward Rutledge 8 years ago
Those vegans will do anything to exploit animals for their agenda to end cruelty and suffering! images-572...e4797f.jpg
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