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There's a scene in Hogfather, a book by the late Terry Pratchett (spoilers ahead) in which Death who has for plot reasons taken the role of santa finds the little match girl. (I'm not too experienced, but maybe a trigger warning for death? Better safe than sorry.)
Does anyone know that story? A young girl is out in the cold, trying to sell matches, and lighting them herself for the brief warmth they provide. Eventually, she dies. Sure, it's presented as 'she goes off to a pleasant afterlife with family' but she's still dead. It's usually just another 'no matter how bad you've got it, someone's got it worse' story.
But not here. No, here Death ignores both his duties, because This Is Not Right.
So he gives the little match girl more life, and takes her to a charity.
That's one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite books. Because Death is kind, and is willing to ignore his job if he thinks it right.
I recently started reading Loving Reaper by Jenny Jinya on webtoon, and I must say it is a masterpiece. The art and dialogs are amazing, everything about it is compelling.
It is a very sad yet beautiful story that portrays a kind Death and realistic Life (I never thought I'd say this but Life is beautiful and Death is such a sweetpie, I wanna hug him, which is probably a bad idea but I just love their characters that much), the comic serves as a wake up call that hits you right across the face and yet it's difficult to stop reading.
It is realistic, bittersweet if you will, it doesn't sugarcoat the horrors animals suffer thanks to humans.
Now obviously not all humans are bad, but most of us are ignorant, some willingly ignorant, that is a privilege.
While not all are guilty, we are all resposible, so please help raise awareness. Most people don't have the resources to care properly for pets of our own (including me), but we can help in other ways, volunteering, danating (food, money, toys), fundraising, and even angaging with shelters in media and sharing so other people can help.
By the end of each chapter of Loving Reaper there is information about what inspired them, sometimes links to online sites to provide help.
https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/loving-reaper/list?title_no=353275
