This time, she also shares the tragic destiny of whales killed in the Faroe Islands and the tale of a lion that was made to act under the bright lights of a circus. The influence humans leave behind is the subject of these comics, not simply animals.
“A comic about something that shouldn’t be a thing anymore”
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The Grim Reaper is shown in several of Jenny-Jinya's comics in a surprisingly sympathetic light. We questioned the artist about what the Reaper means to her and what inspired this unusual depiction.
"The treatment of animals in our world has always crushed my heart. Animals must endure suffering at the hands of people everywhere in the globe, as can be seen by reading the news or the testimonies of animal rights advocates. And even though so much of it is so readily preventable, it seems strange that most people don't give a damn. I had read about mistreated and abandoned pets before I made the first cartoon. Despite having done nothing wrong, these creatures were denied happiness for a single day.
"The treatment of animals in our world has always crushed my heart. Animals must endure suffering at the hands of people everywhere in the globe, as can be seen by reading the news or the testimonies of animal rights advocates. And even though so much of it is so readily preventable, it seems strange that most people don't give a damn. I had read about mistreated and abandoned pets before I made the first cartoon. Despite having done nothing wrong, these creatures were denied happiness for a single day.
“Thousands of bears are suffering in the bear bile industry”
“Forced to endure a lifetime in captivity, they are exploited for their bile – an ingredient used in some traditional medicines that is painfully extracted from the bears’ gallbladder.”
Image credits: jenny_jinya
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