Jenny MoxhamHow Did We Get It Wrong?
By Jenny Moxham
An Animal Rights Poem from All-Creatures.org

All of God's creatures have rights, a fact that most people don't seem to recognize. This includes both human and non-human animals, but not all of them can speak for themselves.


How Did We Get It Wrong?
By Jenny Moxham

Do apes drink milk from zebras?
Do monkeys suckle sows?
Wouldn't it look ludicrous?
Well humans drink from cows!

Do any full grown animals
Drink milk that's meant for babies?
Just human beings seem to think
It's meant for men and ladies.

If cow's don't even drink their milk
And obviously thrive,
Isn't it absurd to think
We need it to survive.

We're told we need the calcium
To make our bones grow strong,
Yet cow's get theirs from nice green grass,
How did we get it wrong?

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