“Don’t
rely too much on labels, for too often they are fables.”
Top
of the morning to you! May you be
blessed with a productive, pleasant and positive day.
If
you’ll allow Chucky to jump up onto his soap box today, I promise not to be too
long. There’s one label that I see in my
life that somewhat gives me an eerie feeling.
I keep seeing the words, “This finished product has not been tested on
animals.” Specifically, I see it on my
pocket-sized bottles of Yankee Candle Company odor eliminating sprays.
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| As found on label from Yankee Candle Company Odor Eliminating spray |
I
like to carry it with me inside the bathroom facilities where I work. Without getting graphic and without offending
anyone, let’s just say that at least one of my co-workers leaves quite a strong
“effervescence” behind as they part the facilities. Guess who sometimes thinks that he’s always the lucky individual to follow
this person into the privy? But ~ I
dawdle.
I
keep reading these words written upon the spray containers. It bothers me. Is this a good thing? Or, is this a bad thing?
I did
a little Googling and it was not of much help.
In some instances it appears to be a declaration of animal cruelty-free. But, in other instances, some think of it as
a nasty ploy allowing a corporation to shirk their responsibilities believing these
words having the underlying meaning, “Hey! We didn’t have anything to do with lab
testing those animals!”
As
much as I would like to think that there is significant meaning to these words,
I tend to read a marketing tool. After all,
if they were serious would there not be a caveat similar to, “and we make every effort possible to assure
that our suppliers do the same.”?
Just
saying…
I’ve always
held that human beings are amongst the most moronic and least intelligent
creatures on Earth. Think about it. We supposedly have the unique intelligence
amongst living creatures to make conscious decision, to learn, and to grow our
mental capacities. Yet we elect to
mistreat and annihilate our fellow planetary creatures. Subjecting defenseless animals to acts that
none of us would ever wish to be treated, let alone accept that these acts occur
to our exclusive benefit.
If no
equivalent test measures are available then I say fore go your testing. Nothing is important enough to treat another
creature differently than each of us wishes to be treated. I think that it’s safe to say that most human
beings do not believe in reincarnation or we certainly would not behave the
ways which we do.
I’m
not innocent by any means. I’ve eaten
more than my share of animal flesh, hunted game in the past, and abused
creatures for no practical purpose. But,
that was then and now is now. When my
time comes and I leave this world I can at least say that I did but my own
little part. Pray be that I am not
reincarnated as a lab rabbit, lab monkey, or farm animal!
These
paragraphs are just my two-cent (uh… er… twenty-five cents). I’ll get off of my soap box now and allow
some of you to fester upon my words.
However you believe, I do sincerely thank you for allowing me to express
my opinion. Yours is nonetheless
important and I can acknowledge this.
Hey! Don’t like my words? Care to share a different angle? Beg to challenge my interpretation of those
words? Please feel free to share your
comments hereon. I truly encourage it.
In closing, I only pray that The Yankee Candle Company's suppliers are as compassionate as they. Hmm... what are those odds? No... don't answer that please. Not knowing, not caring to know and not trying to know make me human.
Hi-dee
hi-dee whew-that-was-a-load-off-of-my-plastic-bubble-headed-mind-ho my friend.
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