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November 13, 2009

I have received at least 6 suggestions for this image. An excerpt of one suggester who wrote, "I feel that this artist has captured a moment that many of us humans seems to forget and take granted of. We as humans capture animals for are gain and leave them to die. Large multitudes of animals are captured every year for circuses and other events. The fact that the elephant is in chains completes the whole image, the hand reaching out diffidently shows that we as human can put a stop to this which in turn gives us hope as well." Reaching for H E L P by =panduka56

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Reaching for H E L P

panduka56

Published: Sep 17, 2009

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Description

The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?"
We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

PUT A STOP TO ANIMAL CRUELTY !
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Image size

4209x2903px 5.61 MB

Make

SONY

Model

DSLR-A350

Shutter Speed

1/80 second

Aperture

F/5.6

Focal Length

18 mm

ISO Speed

100

Date Taken

Aug 2, 2009, 11:43:39 AM

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AmberShroom

Nov 13, 2009

Overall

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Impact

A realy breathe takeing photograph, it realy shows the emotion in the animals eyes.

It think this photo is realy symobolic,
it hurts me to see cratures behind bars because of humans selfish ways.
it my be a world of peace but in the animals eyes it's a battle to survive the rough reality of human nature
pretty sad in my opinion.

However the vibe i get from this is good because there are people out there who do care for animals.

i personly see more to a animal than a peice of meat.

Overall, this photo is beutifuly taken.
stunning work <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/p/p…" width="15" height="15" alt="

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