They are just like us,
just a different shape
that’s all.
Different shape…
just to colour the world,
you know?
Just like different flowers.
They are beings with
all intelligence, all love,
all resolution, just like us!
Affectionate viewers,
welcome to another
heartwarming episode of
Animal World:
Our Co-Inhabitants!
Did you know
that animals can
understand us better
than our best friends,
dogs can be vegetarians,
turtles can recognize
their human caregivers
and rabbits can meditate?
Animals bring us
immense love,
and their noble presence
greatly enhances our world.
Today we’ll meet
some adorable animals
and their caregivers,
who will share
many delightful stories
about their friendships.
First we’ll travel
to sunny Ethiopia to meet
two happy chickens
and one affectionate dog,
who are best friends
living under the care
of their compassionate
human companion Worku,
who is one of our
Association members.
His name is Coocoo.
My relative brought (him
to) me, when my mother
died two years ago.
They wanted to see me
after my mother died.
They didn’t know that
I was a vegetarian then,
a vegan, in fact.
So I adopted him,
and also the second one,
who is called Ilu,
or Coocoo No. 2.
The same friend
from the countryside
where we are working
with the community,
one of our facilitators,
brought him
for the Easter holiday.
He didn't know that
we don’t eating animals.
So we kept them together.
They are now
our family members.
Katy the dog was adopted
from a local village
by Worku’s wife.
She’s a very loveable
canine with a taste
for nutritious food!
Here is Katy.
She is a very good dog,
living harmoniously with us
and with the Coocoos.
They happily play together.
They don't fight.
They are living together
peacefully.
She eats carrots
and anything we eat.
We play with her.
She wants to hug us
sometimes she welcomes (us),
and she is very intuitive.
She’s intelligent, and
very friendly to others, too.
Worku truly appreciates
the animals in his life.
They’re very pure,
and they love you,
they're very pure,
and because of this,
I love them very much.
We give them housing,
we give them food,
we give them
the attention they need,
we play with them,
they love (it), and they
also give us (love), too.
Next let’s find out about
a special toy poodle
named Momo who lives
in Kowloon, Hong Kong
with his mama
Fung Wan Wai-ki,
also known as Ki,
and papa Lok.
According to mama Ki,
Momo is clever, active,
lovely and playful
and loves to stay by Ki
whenever he can!
One day, Momo sat
on Ki’s lap as usual
while Ki was watching
a video on YouTube
about how Moon bears
are imprisoned
and then have their bile
cruelly extracted.
Ki was brought to tears
by the suffering
of the innocent animals
and suddenly
felt a special connection
with Momo,
which she had never
experienced before.
At that time, my heart felt
uncomfortable and
I shed tears naturally.
Momo suddenly
looked at me so sweetly.
Then, he saw
his mommy was so sad
and used his tongue
to lick my tears away.
He seemed to tell me,
“Mommy,
please don’t be sad.”
It was like that.
In fact, I felt very warm
in the process.
“Feeling very warm”
meaning he didn’t need
to use any language
to talk with me,
but he still could
feel my emotions
and fully understood
what mommy wanted.
I think animals are
very spiritual beings.
They definitely can be
our good soul mates.
Ki is proud of Momo
not only because
he’s such a thoughtful,
gentle boy,
but also because he’s
very healthy and happy
and has a good appetite
for the nourishing,
meat-free meals
she prepares for him!
I switched him
to vegetarian food when
he was six-months old.
His skin condition
really improved and
he was much healthier.
Since then,
we are very sure that
eating vegetarian food
is more nutritious than
meat containing foods
and dogs would
have better health.
Momo, apart from eating
vegetarian dog food,
we also give him
fresh fruits to eat.
It’s because
he likes to eat fruits,
especially apples,
kiwi fruits, strawberries
as well as blueberries;
he likes to eat them
very much.
Now besides fresh fruits,
we give him some snacks,
such as vegetarian strips
with green algae
and carrot (flavors),
as well as
vegan teeth-cleaning bones.
After eating
vegan dog food,
his temper improved
and he is now obedient
to mommy.
What can be more precious
than a kiss
from your loved one
when you get home?
Meet Lyckas,
the meditating rabbit
who always welcomes
his human companions
home with loads of love!
Lyckas is an eight-year-old
French Lop rabbit
adopted by
our Hungarian
Association member.
Lyckas is an 8 year old
French Lop.
I found him on the web
when his
previous caregivers
were urgently looking for
a new forever home for him.
Here
in Stockholm (Sweden)
it is a difficult situation
for unwanted bunnies,
who are often simply
placed in a park due to
a lack of bunny refuges.
They quickly
overpopulate (the park)
or become feral there
or jump in front of cars.
During his first week
with his new caregivers,
Lyckas didn’t understand
why he had to
leave his previous home.
He was madly
chewing up everything
in the apartment.
Then I sat down with him
and explained to him
that from now on
he is going to live here,
and he is most welcome.
Ever since then,
he stopped
chewing up things
and runs around freely
in the apartment.
Also, he quickly adapted
to being house trained.
I named him Lyckas,
which means
“being successful”
in Swedish,
so that the rest of his life
would be a big success.
Besides being the darling
of the household, Lyckas
also has a spiritual side.
A few months ago
I placed one of Master’s
(Supreme Master Ching Hai’s)
books facing his
smaller meditation hall.
Ever since then
he got into the habit
of jumping in there
around 10:00 AM
and meditates non-stop
for about four to five hours
with us.
Due to his being
so diligent lately,
his behavior
has changed greatly
and he has become
a more relaxed,
cheerful bunny with
growing self-confidence.
Now let’s hear the tale
of how one little black dog
named Happy changed
the life of Ming Rong,
our Formosan (Taiwanese)
Association member.
At the time fate first
brought them together,
Ming Rong was a teenager.
Darling Happy,
I’m so glad that
you’ve finally found me!
I can still remember vividly
how we met each other
on Yi-Zhong Street.
I remember,
when mother refused
to let me keep you,
I deliberately took you out
to a crowded place
and left you there.
That night, I couldn’t sleep
even at midnight.
I am going
to find the doggie.
From four o’clock
until dawn,
each time
I spotted a black dog,
I would dash over,
but it was not you.
Doggie where are you?
I am so worried about you.
Just as I was about
to give up,
I saw you from a distance
begging for food
from people at a bus stop.
Doggie!
I finally found you!
I’ll never let you go again!
Ever since you joined us,
our family has become
a lot more harmonious.
You have also
won the hearts
of all our neighbors
with your tenderness
and affection, particularly
our apartment manager,
who gave you the nod
of approval to stay.
When I go out shopping
every day, I always buy
one more portion for you.
You’re a member
of the family. Thank you.
I will forever love you.
Have you ever heard of
a turtle “running” after
someone he loved?
Finally, we’re going
to hear a touching story
about how a woman
named Ma Li
saved a turtle
called Longlong’s life,
and the two developed
a beautiful
human-turtle friendship.
The story
of my little turtle begins
when he was
at my work place.
I was not his caregiver
at that time.
Longlong’s
human companion
was Ma Li’s co-worker
and he unfortunately
did not look after
Longlong well.
The turtle became very ill
because the colleague used
chlorine-filled tap water
in Longlong’s home which
severely hurt his eyes.
At that time,
his eyes were bulging out,
and were white.
No matter who touched him,
he wouldn’t move at all.
He also didn’t eat
when he was given food.
He looked very desperate.
Searching the Internet,
Ma Li found some
information on treating
white eye disease in turtles
and tried it along with
giving Longlong
pure, chlorine-free water.
I bought some eye drops
and eye cream.
Then, I applied
the eye cream on the turtle
every day, on his two eyes.
I also let him sunbathe
every day.
I did that for a while.
Then my colleagues
also started
to pay attention to him.
At that time, I also tried
to communicate with him,
telling him that he was
cared about and loved.
We all cared about him.
It lasted for a while,
about a month.
I prayed for him every day,
hoping that
his eyes would recover.
One day,
after I changed his water,
when I was looking at him,
he suddenly
opened his eyes,
and his eyes were shining.
I was so surprised
and exclaimed,
“The turtle can see now!”
We were so happy
and excited.
We felt full of hope.
Afterwards, every day
during lunchtime,
I would bring him out
to have a walk
and let him crawl around
on the grass.
So he became
very cheerful and lively.
Later, for some reason,
I decided
to leave this company
and resign my job.
In the afternoon
when it was time to leave,
I took my stuff
and was about to leave.
Suddenly, one of my
colleagues called me,
“Come here!
Look at that!”
I said, “What happened?”
and turned to have a look.
To my surprise,
the turtle already
got out of the tank.
He fell off the window sill
onto the ground
and strived to crawl to me
at full speed with his neck
fully stretched out.
He ran to me and
stopped next to my foot.
I was so surprised
and I picked him up.
My colleagues suggested
that I adopt him.
That was
how I brought him home
after I left the company.
He has stayed with me
since then and been
living a very happy life.
Wow! Animals are truly
wonders of our world.
We should always
cherish and respect them
like our own
brothers and sisters.
Our sincere thanks go to
the dedicated caregivers
we’ve met today
for the unconditional love
they provide
to their animal friends,
along with a warm,
welcoming home.
May all animals
around the world receive
such everlasting kindness
and tender loving care
from humans.
Wonderful viewers,
thank you for joining us
today on Animal World:
Our Co-Inhabitants.
Coming up next is
Enlightening Entertainment
after Noteworthy News.
May Heaven forever
bless all beings on Earth.