Vegetarian Star

The last time someone attempted to show a connection between the U.S. and Egypt, it was Jon Stewart forcing a camel to stand outside in the snow. As you can see from the video, that attempt was a big FAIL.

The vegan co-founder of Twitter has made a connection between a historic uprising in the Middle East and one of the United State’s most active sanctuaries for abused and abandoned farm animals, Farm Sanctuary. In Biz Stone‘s opinion, both the sanctuary and the events in Egypt teach the lesson of human empathy.

“I think empathy is what it’s about,” Stone was quoted by the Herald Tribune as saying. “Technology in general, and social media especially, are helping the world become a smaller place. These days, you can look down on your mobile phone and see what’s happening halfway around the world, walk in their shoes, and feel an empathy you wouldn’t otherwise feel.”

“We’re not just citizens of a state or a country anymore; we’re citizens of the world. Farm Sanctuary helps you extend that. It deepens the idea that we are citizens of the world.”

Stone was recently in Florida to promote the organization.

Farm Sanctuary helps people understand the animal world around them through a variety of programs and regularly allows visitors to interact with the cows, pigs, chickens and other farm animals that reside on its New York and California farms.

It was a visit to the sanctuary years ago that prompted Stone to go vegan.

There are numerous campaigns Farm Sanctuary promotes regularly, including those advocating better conditions for farm animals, better food labeling and pro-vegetarian campaigns.

For more information, visit Farm Sanctuary.

Photo: Joi Ito/Creative Commons

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