freedom1 said:We need to humanize our country again.
100s of these animal torture vids are coming out now.
freedom1 said:We need to humanize our country again.
100s of these animal torture vids are coming out now.
Maple Leaf said:Humans matter more than dogs. Any human on this planet matters more than any dog. Some things are absolute.
reclaimsocal said:Maple Leaf said:Humans matter more than dogs. Any human on this planet matters more than any dog. Some things are absolute.
I would disagree. "Matter" is a relative term. My dog (rest his soul) mattered more to me then some douche bag criminal sitting in a prison cell for child molestation. If there was a burning building and I could only save one, the choice wouldn't even be that difficult.
Maple Leaf said:One must never misuse or abuse animals. One should never take pleasure in killing animals. If those two men did throw a live dog into that ravine then they should be dealt with by the military in some way. But animals are simply animals, they are not humans and should not be personified. We kill animals for food; animals will kill us for food if they can and when they can. Every day millions of animals are slaughtered for food. Millions of people even eat dogs. That is life.
Humans do matter more than animals. Even the worst human being must be treated with human respect, human dignity, and human justice. A human life is always more important than an animal's life. There is simply no grey area here. These are not just my beliefs, they are the beliefs of our society: Western Civilization. These beliefs are encoded in our laws: if you kill a human you will get life in prison or worse; if you kill an animal, most of the time you will get nothing.
DixieDestroyer said:There needs to be all-around accountability and decency...first with humans & then with animals. I agree ending/slowing things like abortion are crucial, but we also need to hold those who blatantly abuse animals accountable as well. I'm no (crooked) PETA fanatic, but think we cannot allow random, vicious abuse of animals. People first, then animals, but as Reclaimsocal indicated, there are some exceptions indeed.
Maple Leaf said:One must never misuse or abuse animals. One should never take pleasure in killing animals. If those two men did throw a live dog into that ravine then they should be dealt with by the military in some way. But animals are simply animals, they are not humans and should not be personified. We kill animals for food; animals will kill us for food if they can and when they can. Every day millions of animals are slaughtered for food. Millions of people even eat dogs. That is life.
Humans do matter more than animals. Even the worst human being must be treated with human respect, human dignity, and human justice. A human life is always more important than an animal's life. There is simply no grey area here. These are not just my beliefs, they are the beliefs of our society: Western Civilization. These beliefs are encoded in our laws: if you kill a human you will get life in prison or worse; if you kill an animal, most of the time you will get nothing.
freedom1 said:The compartive value of humans and animals is NOT the point. The point is how much this war is corrupting our young men.