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Social justice includes animal protection. Animals are just like humans and deserve protection just like we do.

Social justice includes animal protection. Animals are just like humans and deserve protection just like we do.

Firstly, recognising that social justice includes animal protection involves acknowledging that how our behaviour affects animals matters both morally and politically. Moreover, it involves acknowledging it matters not merely because many humans care about the plight of animals. Rather, our behaviour matters because of its effect on the lives of animals themselves.

When Paul Watson says that he and other members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society risk their lives to save whales, he isn't joking. Every winter, the Sea Shepherd staff and crew set sail to the treacherous Southern Ocean to stop Japanese whalers from catching and killing nature's largest mammals.

I used to love watching their show on discovery channel. I agree they do risk lives every time they go out to stop the Japanese whalers. I do feel that the conservation of whales is important to our environment. I went whale watching in San Diego over the summer and they are magnification animals.

This article explains that the Brazilian president is speeding up the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest. The scientist's explain that we are reaching an irreversible point if the forest continues to be destroyed. The article also explains the attack on indigenous people who want to protect the forest.

I feel that this is an important issue, the environment is such an important part of the world we live in. Especially such a big rainforest such as the Amazon. So many animals will lose their homes and way of living.