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Why Animal Activists Should Oppose the Iran War

Photograph Source: Mohammad Soltani – CC BY 4.0

Anyone who believes President Donald Trump is attacking Iran for the sake of democracy or human rights is profoundly naive. At no point in his time in the White House has the fascist leader evidenced any concern for such values. In fact, he has consistently worked to undermine them at home and abroad. Are we seriously to believe the man who orchestrated the January 6 coup attempt cares about such things?

Animal activists should oppose Trump’s illegal, imperialist war for at least three reasons. The first is we should oppose senseless violence against humans. The second is animals frequently are the unintended, but primary victims of human conflict. The third is funds used to conduct the military operation could be put toward any number of more beneficial purposes, including ones which would benefit animals.

An early air strike in the Southern Iranian city of Minab hit a girls’ school, killing 148 and wounding 95 at the time of writing. This is monstrous. As animal activists, we are opposed to violence against sentient beings and........

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