Animals suffer from ignorance and lack of speech and are interested in only food, sex and simple material comforts, and cannot see beyond the needs of the body. They are threatened by natural enemies and are exploited by human beings for flesh and for work. Red Buddha’s right hand is in the fearlessness mudra, while his left hand holds a book because the next step for animals who are in a state of barbarism and savagery is to become civilized and look beyond the surface of life to its meaning and purpose.