The Noble Case for Mercy (feat. Ed Asner) - Tourniquet, Ed Asner

Language we all understand.

They call out for mercy.

They call

Out for compassion.

Are we too callous to appreciate their

Struggles, as they try to adapt to a land, and sea — we all too

Often degrade and exploit to suit only our own kind?

Have we seen enough of noble animals, like the wolf, the ultimate symbol of

courage and resolve, reduced to pest status, victims of a one-sided war — to be

eliminated by any means possible?

Have we seen enough of wild animals languishing in boredom and depravity behind

bars or in chains, trotted out only to perform silly tricks — waiting for a

freedom that may never come?

Will we passively stand by as our majestic wild bison are roughly corralled

into holding pens and sent to slaughter — wrongly convicted of a crime they did

not commit?

As we are coming to realize that our oceans are brimming with intelligent,

social creatures — there are those with bloody hands who continue to make a

profit from their confinement, misery, and murder

The ever increasing pulse of humanity awakened, who refuse to turn a blind eye

to their suffering, who are angered by the cruelties inflicted upon any

creature great or small, wild or domestic — it is the noble side of us that

rises up to fight for those who cannot

Defenders — guardians — warriors against cruelty.

The caring human hearts for

millions of sentient beings, a tidal wave of awareness that cannot,

that will not — be silenced