Joaquin Phoenix Reunited with Rescued Mother Cow & Calf for Earth Day
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- čas přidán 21. 04. 2021
- This Earth Day, Joaquin Phoenix reflects on the calf and her mother who he helped liberate from a Los Angeles slaughterhouse (www.farmsanctuary.org/news-st...) with the help of Los Angeles Animal Save almost a year ago and the environmental realities we're facing today. In a powerful new video directed by Earthlings Director Shaun Monson, Phoenix reunites with the pair at Farm Sanctuary, the country’s first farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization.
At his 2020 Oscars acceptance, Phoenix spoke to the plight of mother cows and their babies. A day later, he helped liberate a calf and her mother from a Los Angeles slaughterhouse and brought them to Farm Sanctuary.
When Phoenix first met Liberty and Indigo (as they'd soon be named), he experienced them as beings in the grip of uncontrollable fear. Liberty had been trucked from a feedlot to the slaughterhouse where she gave birth. They were exhausted and dehydrated and frightened.
Almost a year later, though, Phoenix got the chance to meet them as individuals. As Liberty and Indigo: warm, intelligent beings with their own unique lives, as animals experiencing autonomy and with the freedom to exhibit their natural behavior.
Phoenix reflected on the rescue and the environmental realities we're facing today.
“We spend one day each year paying homage to our planet, Earth Day, but the other 364 days, we consume with impunity,” he said. “It's undeniable the detrimental impact that animal agriculture has on the environment. This simple act of rescuing Liberty and Indigo...in some ways, it's just as simple as sparing the lives of these creatures. But it's also an acknowledgment of not only the destruction they feel at our hands but the environment as a whole. By our actions, we either have the choice to continue to destroy other beings and the environment, or we begin the process of reversing the damage that we've done.”
With more than nine billion animals raised and slaughtered for human consumption each year in the U.S. alone, modern animal agriculture puts an incredible strain on natural resources such as land, water, and fossil fuel.
Climate change is imminent if we do not adopt a plant-based lifestyle. Every day is Earth Day.
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Joaquin Phoenix is a REAL man... a man who is not ashamed to show kindness and compassion towards animals to the world.
Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man. 💖🐂🕊️
Lol
Spot on
he's proud of it, its a happy occasion, he's a hero and recognizes there are souls in cows too✌
why should anyone deel ashamed to show compassion and kindness ?
This is what a real man looks like, not someone who's paid for a baby to be killed for their 'manly' steak.
What Joaquin didn't realize was that Indigo came right up to him specifically, out of a whole crowd of people, because he was the one that picked her up and rescued her from that hell on earth. She knew exactly who he was.
Absolutely. Cows have an excellent memory including facial recognition.
@@laraking804 agreed off of 2+ weeks being with a single individual but not off of the 3hrs he was with him that first time (just saying)
Wow, I didn't think of that. This moved me.
Yep🐃💝😢💘❤🙌
I thought the same thing!!!
I appreciate and respect Mr Phoenix for what he did. Growing up on a farm, I hated when a hog was murdered at Thanksgiving and a steer was murdered at Christmas for meat to do us all year. I couldn't run far enough to escape the sounds. My family laughed at me because I wouldn't participate. One steer I raised on a nipple bucket named Ferdinand. He'd come running as soon as he seen me. I didn't realize he would be murdered in time. It literally broke my heart. Cows are smart, they have feelings and strong emotions. Never got over it. That was almost 50 years ago. Forgive me Ferdinand, I couldn't stop it. I miss you!
My Franni. They tried to make me hold her while they did it. I couldn't, I wouldn't. I begged for her life and they just got mad at me. I wanted to run with her but there was nowhere for us to go. I'm so sorry, fuck, I'm so so sorry!!! >.
Ya, it's not very pleasant, and it would make holidays not so much fun, knowing this is what happened. You have a kind heart and he will never forget you.
💙💔 🙏🙏🙏
I'm so sorry for all of the farm kids who had this happen. You and "Pie Rat" are not alone. When we are under our parent's care we must eat what they feed us. Ridiculing us or punishing us or forcing us to "eat it all" before leaving the table is just wrong. It isn't your fault that Ferdinand and Franni were killed. Your deep empathy and compassion have saved the lives of countless animals who would have been deliberately bred into existence and needlessly slaughtered. The heartless carnage stops with people like you :D Please, forgive yourselves
I’d laugh at you too nerd.
if slaughterhouses had glass walls....
Yes, what an impact that would make. I agree..... 😔😞😢
I wish more celebrities were like this 💔
copied your dialog as a caption and share it on my facebook
@David Vanpatten Because?
I wish more of everyone was like this.
@@d.rabbitwhite agree its just that people follow celebrities every move
We can all strive to be like this. Let's do it!😆 let's donate, find a way!
Animals are here with us and not for us. Deep respect for all those who view sentient life worthy of retaining their well-being.
The Bible states man has dominion over animals, tho. Is that ok with u? Just checking because after all this is ur world champ 👍
@@eapolosports1953 not everyone believes in what the Bible says.
@@jking4973 Duhhhh! The Bible says that, genius...lol
Hugs. Your kindness should be repayed with kindness too.
@@eapolosports1953 No one I know cares about bronze age mythology written by patriarchal, genocidal, horrible men anymore. Every year the worldwide population of christians goes down. Just like Odin, Zeus, and Leprechauns, soon no one will believe in such nonsense. Pitch that terrible book in the dust bin along with all the other 'dead' religions.
Animals are not food. PERIOD.
As much as i respect Phoenix for this,if humans dont eat meat,health problems starts happening
@@fittykillaz1162 I donot eat meat and I am perfectly fine.
@@fittykillaz1162 wtf are you talking about? The leading disease in America is heart disease and that’s a byproduct of meat consumption
@@yungpunk3522 do you know balance is?maybe if you balance food,50%meat and 50% vegg.
@@fittykillaz1162 Actually, when you eat corpses the health problems begin.
Have you ever smelled a dead animal in the woods? thats' what animals smell
like trapped in your body. It makes your fluids and bowels, smelllll. Also, where
do you think E.D. comes from? avocado? almonds? walnuts? nope. E.D. comes from animal saturated fats clogging the arteries in your heart and penile. The
best change for your body and soul is to stop eating the dead that did not want
to die. Watch "cowspiracy" and "earthlings".
Joaquin is one of the only real "vegan celebrities"
Morrissey
I am crying watching.
@RetroPCTech you give yourself a bad name for being vegan in the first place
So another reason why I shouldn't like him
@@apotbos Vegans are good people. You don't like them because they make you feel guilty. You can't blame them for that. They are morally obligated to end the torment and suffering that you are inflicting upon innocent animals unnecessarily
Did you know that Joaquin has been vegan for 44 years? I learned this about him recently and I also think he is a great actor as well.
Did you know that Vegan food tastes like 💩. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@williamkuykendall7569 It certainly does not because I have been vegan for over 10 years.
No way 44 years. I'm sure he digs some meat in there... But at the end a lot of vegans are hypocrites
But hey you are morally superior to me.. You are GOOD persons
@@rafapimentel599 Here's a YT link of Joaquin Phoenix talking about being vegan since he was two years old:
czcams.com/video/wCyQFdIu1Bg/video.html
Here's two videos by Philip Wollen who I believe is a genius:
czcams.com/video/s1uFz5ZzEWg/video.html
czcams.com/video/ar2Hmjmhm38/video.html
I hope you will take the time to watch these videos and let me know what you think afterward.
@@rafapimentel599 I have been vegan for seven years, my mom for 18 and I have not tried or wanted to try meat again and have not seen my mom trying meat since I was born (I'm 17). We both even say we don't miss meat, because you don't miss eating SOMEONE'S dead body.
Crying non stop watching this, I wish I could save them all, the most gentle souls 🐄🐄🐄😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
I feel so sad.
Now i cry. 😢Your right. So gentle and giving and loving and we meet them with aggression. Horrifying😢 Just read that dairy industri has diminished with 22% since 2006 in USA. Thank you!
Yes🌱
Still gonna eat steak 🥩
I am thinking the same thing and I see your message…I wish I could save all of them! 💔
this made me cry so much :( i have been vegetarian for 11 years (im 19) and im slowly trying to become vegan
thank you joaquin phoenix, what a beautiful soul you are ❤️
I wish you luck
Well done! My daughter has been a vegetarian All her life,and I've been a vegetarian for more than 30 years. No diary products either but not quite a vegan yet
Update?
Hey my name is Evelyne from Germany. I'm vegan since almost 2 years. Go for it. ❤be good be vegan ❤ your body and soul will enjoy the happines❤
Well done sister! I’m also a vegetarian, I’m fifteen years old and I became one last year because I hated the taste of meat. But after hearing Phoenix’s Oscar speech I learned the true meaning of living a life without meat. My dad is a vegan.
I love that he isn't just words, he actually DOES what he believes in :D.
This world needs many, many more Joaquins. And thank you to Farm Sanctuary.
Are you a Joaquin?
It needs you.
@@cheezheadz3928 amen. I am. You are. Let’s spread the love by example. Not by shaming
There isn't enough Vodka in this world.
He knows life is much more important than millions of dollars...
She remembers your smell, Joaquin. She knows exactly who you are. What a beautiful journey. What a wonderful place Farm Sanctuary is. Love from Cape Town.
The connection will always be there...
I have so much respect for him and Farm Sanctuary, who have been helping animals for so many years.
And we are also destroying our oceans which also provides clean air. Humans are horrific and destructive creatures. I will forever say Joaquin is by far not only my favorite actor but one of the people I look up to the most. More people should be like him. He has been through so much and he sees life for what it really is. Bless your heart, Joaquin.
I dont understand why this video doesnt have a million views already.
This is DEEP!! Please circulate.
Just posted it on my facebook page.
Ikr I mean it should be on trending wtf CZcams, I guess meat producing suppliers of adds wouldn't like it
@@davidsthoughts60 Youre a hero - love you for that!!
Most people that eat meat dont want to know what, or who, they are eating. Head in the sand and fingers blocking their ears. They dont want to change.
@@jennagle5554 They can do all they want - block their ears, sing lullaby's but they cant and wont be able to stop the self destruction of their own bodies
More 👏people 👏need👏to 👏watch👏 this👏 video👏, let's all share it
Thank you
And the original one too...for more awareness.
At a petting zoo near my house a cow recently passed away from natural causes...age 28. Most cows barely make it past 2.
One of my fave humans! I think Indigo might have recognized him. Cows have very good memories. I'm so happy for Liberty and Indigo. I'm vegan since 8 years and meat free for 22 years. The future has to be vegan for the animals and our planet ❤️
Congrats on your achievement!
@@freeanimals594 Thanks! Well it is the least we can do for the animals. I wish I could do more. Very grateful for sanctuaries such as Farm Sanctuary, the heroes who rescue animals.
@@SJ-xg4mz Here's a couple videos by Philip Wollen who I consider to be a genius:
czcams.com/video/s1uFz5ZzEWg/video.html
czcams.com/video/ar2Hmjmhm38/video.html
He became a vegan overnight!
So true!!💖
He is a beautiful person! God Bless all sentient beings !
Joaquin is The Ambassador of Truth !!! I love him :)
I'm speechless, this is so beautiful.
me too
I'm not surprised at all that the Mama and baby cows trusted Joaquin - animals always have a sense who is kind and can be trusted. 👍🥰
I love cows and like to see happy cows. They always deserve this life, dairy and meat farming are so cruel, they must be banned like egg and poultry farming, wool and fur farming, all industries who make money with animal suffering.
Unfortunately that how businesses are . Pretty sure most people do not like to make animals suffering for a living weather it’s cutting up pigs or shaving sheep’s.
I met farm animals they are the sweetest animals ever and I would especially love a pig. I don’t if a pig would be cut out though for living in an apartment
So true Muriel 💕
Vegan for life 💚 thank you Farm Sanctuary and Joaquin for all you do
Please give few advice on what to replace animal protein with...planning on going vegan...whaf fats&proteins are vitally necessary to stay healthy...?
@@olegmindrescu2127 hey not the one u asked but i think i can give u some advice.. ive been going to the gym for 8 years and lens have been my main source for proteins since then. doesent have the best biological value but combining it with bread does the job. other great sources are rice, beans and tofu. my main source for good fats have been sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, any nuts and oil ofcourse.
so educational, rest in peace to all of the suffered 80 billion animals that get violently killed every year. We can all make a change! ❤️❤️❤️
This made me cry so much, these animals represent the billions who are being abused and murdered. We must work together to make this stop forever.Thankyou Mr Phoenix for your courage to speak out. This video is so hard hitting idk how people could watch this and then continue to consume dairy and cow flesh, not to mention the other species of animal who humans treat like filth.
Can’t stop crying. Thank you for saving these beautiful animals.
I could never have gone into that slaughter house so I admire Joaquin for doing it, very brave of him to give us a little view of the horror taking place there.
They don’t allow u to take an animal there if u want?
@@bryanc1772 what do you mean?
@@catherinemorris908 like if you can buy an animal from the slaughter house?
@@bryanc1772 I have no idea if that can be done, I suppose if one pays the price that the animal is worth they would sell it.
Moos are very smart, loving, curious creatures with their own individual personalities.
I befriended one on my work route. It started with me just stopping one day and petting him. Then I started bringing him fruits and veggies. Then I bought him a brush and would brush him. Sometimes I would even play guitar for him. He was so awesome. He was like a dinosaur sized dog. I loved him more than any pet I've ever had. And I've had a lot of pets. I even stopped eating beef because of him. He was sold and I don't know what happened to him. But he still fills my heart with love and happiness whenever I think of him.
if all humans can be like you... than we can save the World... i love you bro
I love his way of speaking: very precise without cheap sentimentality, it goes straight to your heart. Love and Respect Joaquin🥰🥰🥰
Great work, Joaquin. Thank u. Regards from Brazil.
lmao
He is an empath.
Fabio por aqui
Cows are calm, kind animals
@@dragicavujanovic yes they are. Grazing most of the day.
I love this human being
thank you joaquin ♡
great work farm sanctuary !
Wish more celebs would step up and use their platform in a similar manner. Need to spread the message. People need to know and make the connection. Mother Earth will survive without us, but we won't survive without her..
What a fabulous wonderful caring man. Total respect and admiration.
Thanks much for posting this follow-up. I was moved by the original and was moved again in this one, especially when Indigo walked up to Joaquin in the field. I have to wonder if Indigo was thinking "hey, I know him."
I was wondering the same. Animals do remember the kindness showed to them.
You are an absolute darling for doing this sir...🇿🇦
Farmsanctuary, Joaquin and everyone involved: Thank you so much for being the voice for animals. We live in a hard, cruel, abusive world in regards to how we think of and treat animals. Your work is so important for shifting the weight and the focus, to see these animals as sentient beings and treat them thereafter. Our history of how we have domesticated animals and our treatment of them, fills us with shame, regret and sorrow. There are great changes happening, thanks again for contributing to a more compassionate world.
Amen to that. 💚🌱👏
Lovely to know your mum is involved too. Our age group are usually slower to adjust our thinking to cruelty free, simply because our indoctrination and desensitisation has been over a long period. There is so much to be done and thank you for using your celebrity to raise awareness to the mindless slaughter .
Vegan is for life. Thank you Joaquin. Happy vegan earth day 💚🌱🌎🙏🏼
The Joker movie was my first exposure to Joaquin Phoenix. I was so impressed I started to look into him more. A few months later, I went vegan 💚
She remembers him, that he carried her to freedom. So mooving! big love to these folks. 🐮
My heart is bleeding when I watch this video. I cry out of impotence and shame. What are we doing to those billions of innocent animals, self-aware gentle creatures. Our planet has become a world dominated by death, exploitation, greed, violence, chemical pollution ... Is this what we want to leave our children?
Much love and Respect to these precious creatures... Vegan for them , forever !! This human being shines such a wonderful energy ... Thanks for sharing !
My idol. He has such so much courage. I wish everyone was a Joaquin Phoenix. So empathetic and dedicated to animals and the planet.
More reasons to love this guy and farmsanctuary.
They can hear their fellow cows screaming in terror. It’s enough to make anyone go insane.
Dude is the Animals Champion. Great work Joaquin!
best thing i've seen today. send this to those close to you that you know have an open mind and big heart. maybe if they saw this, they would think twice about their lifestyle and diet.
peace begins on your plate. go vegan. save the voiceless.
Thank you for helping save these two dear lives. Happily vegan. From Australia.
My heart is broken I cant stop sobbing
I had a very similar experience the first time I met a cow on a farm while I was involved in building and financing a recording studio on this farm . The penny dropped when I looked in her eyes and I felt deep remorse and impotence as I was not able to take her out of that situation . I said I was sorry to her and promised I would not hurt her kind again and do what I could for them . I felt her communicate pure love forgiveness and an almost motherly understanding towards me. She left an ever lasting impression . From that moment I stopped eating cows , that was the start of becoming Vegan
so moving and sincere, he is a wonderful person!
He and his whole family is so amazing! Great loving, compassionate and committed people! We need more of these folks ❤🙏❤
A comment to help the algorithm reach more people with this amazing video
Thank you Joaquin for your hard work and dedication to help save more animals.
I just love him great human being 💕 God bless him,God bless Farm sanctuary ♥️ God bless all animals and all good people ♥️🐾All animals have hearts, and feelings,they can be sad too just like us.We need to respect that
thank you joaquin! animals should be loved, not abused ❤
😍 Joaquin Phoenix, awesome actor and human being! I've been to 🌺Farm Sanctuary🌺 before and it's such a freeing place! The animals were free to come and go, eat, play, and sleep as they pleased without any constraints. The sanctuary was so calming and orderly, you can't even tell that it's home to *thousands* of animals! ❤
The terror they feel is unimaginable. So grateful Liberty & Indigo are living free at The Farm Sanctuary. We can help end the slaughter by going vegan.
Joaquin Phoenix is an outstanding example - showing us all how to bring light and kindness into the world , his compassionate heart is inspiring . There is nothing more important than connecting the facts that how we treat animals is one and the same how we treat each other . Going vegan is the only way to save our planet and stay away from horrific cruelty and suffering .
Can't we all love animals!! They are so kind and beautiful ❤
You are an angel Phoenix .God Bless You .👍👍
One of my favourites...Phoenix
Thanks for helping animals!! We all must respect their lives!
This is how real men treat animals. Thank you.
YES, THEY PROTECT THEM......
As an Indian, who treats cows as a mother, it was so eneasy to watch this. Tears came to my eyes. No animals should be treated like this, they deserve love. What is the use of this so called human intelligence if we can not give happiness to the others. We all are one. 🤗
You sound like such a wonderful person. Cows are such beautiful and emotionally intelligent animals
@@antler9927❤️❤️ yes they are, as a child we used to have 3 cows and their calfs and the bonding we have with them is something that can't be explained by the words.
It is people like all the ones involved in this that make the worst days more bearable as you see you are not the only one who thinks differently.
To all that try to do their best thx and have a great day.
Great work Joaquin , may this be a example for everyone how we should treat animals!!!
And call them no longer livestock but individual sentient beings!!!
We can learn a lot from them !!!❤️
Even if it's a pure symbolic gesture, it is compassion, so rare, so precious.
Thank you for sharing this moving and heartwarming story and for rescuing these animals. It is so sad that so many animals are slaughtered for human needs. It is so true the harm this has done to our planet. I love Farm Sanctuary and what they do for these rescued animals and the efforts they put forth to educate and bring awareness of how this is harming our planet. God bless and pray more people become aware of the harm this is causing to us, the animals and our planet.
I remember when he did this the day after his Oscar win, mentioning in his speech this type of inhumanity. How wonderful to see this update!! Tears coming from my eyes-- LOL. We walk and share the love together.
I hope you have a crop protection permit.
I'm changing my lifestyle of eating meat!! Cows are not dumb. They feel. I love the baby calves and bottle feeding. Thank you!!
If you need any help or advice about veganism, please let me know! You’re making the right decision. These sweet animals deserve love.
@@SleighJessi
Thank you!!
Been on Amy's vegan dishes and bought a book to make good and simple recipes for 1
@@cynthiagonzales9131 Great choices!!! I’m glad it’s going well :D
Joaquin Phoenix you are a good man and I love you. Thank you Yes every day is Earth Day. To the people of Farm Sanctuary God Bless you all xxxx
I love Joaquin! ❤️I have so much respect for him because he have big heart, and he is not afraid to talk about this
Joaquin is a beautiful human
This is absolutely beautiful....to save these creatures. My heart hurts to experience this sweet calf and momma went through terror. Thank you to every that saved these precious animals💗💗
Please renew your crop protection permit for 2021.
The cows at this sanctuary are clean and we'll cared for. They really do like interacting with people don't they?
God I love this man ❤️❤️
This is a video I can’t stop sharing. When people wonder why I don’t eat meat here it is.
Thank you for sharing this very emotional and powerful video.
I cried my eyes out..thanks for this video..I'm not a big meat eater but now I am more conscience of what these animals go through..
I recently showed my brother Earthlings, he went vegan the same day and hasn’t looked back. Thank you for all you do Joaquin ❤️
Thankyou for this video Joaquin, I hope everyday that the worlds people will see and feel all living things deserve a peacful life . Love from Cornwall U K .
Beautiful!!! We need more people like you... it is cruel to separate them... it is the same to us.... separate our child when their born.... I’m crying.... thank you Joaquin, god bless you!
Joaquin legend💚
Respect. Appreciation. Love. thank you Mr Phoenix. thank you Farm Sanctuary
Thanks 🙏🏻 Joaquin for saving mommy abd baby we love 💕 you
If you didn't cry watching this, maybe it's time we should. 🙏🙏🙏
👏
nope didn't cry one bit lol
Thank you for telling your story. People are so far removed from the reality of the brutality being perpetrated in the slaughter house that violently ends the lives of these Beings for us to eat the fear and pain of their experience. Look at the result of this continuing practice in the world........fear, war, suffering, on and on. Let's make peace with all creatures through kindness, respect, sharing and caring for each other, thank you for showing the way😊🌎💝
Great job, Joaquin . Thank you so much for everything!!!
Thank you so much Farm Sanctuary!!!. I hope one day I can come to meet you!!!
What an amazing gentleman Joaquin Phoenix is. Animals are so forgiving. How wonderful for him to meet them again. Thank you for all you do ❤
I wanted to say you are amazing. Thank you so much for showing people these animals have great spirits like us. Thank You Again!!!!💗
Thank you for all the work you do to help these animals. They are precious and deserve a life of love and safety.
Why does liberty still have a tag in her ear?