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Originally posted by cw034
Struting about with dead animal carcasses, scaring children into believing everything is bad and humilating those that don't believe in their ways is nothing more than strong arm tactics.
Oddly enough, though, I don't feel there's anything wrong with meat aquired through hunting. Arguably, a hunter may not get a good shot in on an animal, and the animal may suffer before death. However, the animal did have the advantage of running free in its natural enviornment. Any hunter will tell you, most of their shots are wasted. Only a small percentage of the shots a hunter makes actually result in a kill. Thus, the animals have a good chance of surviving. This is far more fair to animals. Also, a wild animal in its natural enviornment is far from defenseless. A buffalo can easilly gore a man. A rabbit has many places it can hide from the hunters. A deer has great speed which it can use to avoid getting shot. Most animals also have some form of natural camoflauge that allows them to remain unseen. It is for these reasons that I feel meat that was hunted down and killed in the wild is quite appropriate for human consumption.
Originally posted by LadyV
I have not read all the responses here, nor will...Usually when PETA is brought up you get two things…some nut that just has to say “people eating tasty animals” as if it’s the first time anyone has ever said or heard it and people that don’t particularly care for animals….along with a lot of other discussion of course…and I would just get Po’ed so I won’t read…for one, I distrust anyone that doesn’t like animals…I personally feel it is a deep flaw within the personality of a human that doesn’t care for something that can’t care for itself, that loves so unconditionally….Aaaaaaanyway…...I am an animal advocate. I love all creature as those here who know me...know. I work with animals for a living and shave my home with several different types from cats and dogs to tarantulas, rats and ferrets....you can hate PETA or you can love PETA..it doesn't matter to me. They have ending a lot of cruel unnecessary animals testing… they have done more to bring animals rights to the for front, to be thought about and be discussed...than nay other organization. While I do not always agree with their tactics or their views on all things…they are making head way in animal rights, and that’s more than fine with me!
Originally posted by XL5
Some times one liners get noticed. What if animals were ugly? Does peta kill insects (or don't those have "feelings")?
Originally posted by Xenersys
This is all you need to know about this "witch" chick. Man has dominion over all animals and "women". PETA is over run with "Feminazi's" and hence are complete liars and metally disturbed, just as anyone that pratices witchcraft.
Originally posted by LadyV
I see no "sport" in killing something for fun....and I have to wonder about anyone that gets a "thrill" out of killing and taking something’s life for "fun".
Originally posted by LadyV
As to the stereotype...yes, it "is" a stereotype but a true one! While yes, there are those that hunt for food....though now a days we do have grocery stores and such...there are near as many who go out hunting to "hang with the guys, drink beer and shoot something".
Originally posted by XL5
Some times one liners get noticed. What if animals were ugly? Does peta kill insects (or don't those have "feelings")?
Originally posted by Amethyst
The lion thing was meant to illustrate a point. If PETA believes that animals are equal to humans, then why aren't they in an uproar over animals hunting and killing each other?
I caught the tail end of a show on SpikeTV (I was waiting for World's Wildest Police Videos to come on) and they showed chimps killing and eating monkeys. It wasn't terribly graphic...but if a human were doing that, PETA would have a collective heart attack!
Struting about with dead animal carcasses, scaring children into believing everything is bad and humilating those that don't believe in their ways is nothing more than strong arm tactics.
Nothing wrong with treating animals humanely, like you said. But animals are not on the same level as humans. Humans are superior to animals, period--God gave us dominion over animals.
Animal testing has saved millions of people, nothing wrong with it.
But they are against torture of animals, or makeup places going "Gee, lets jab lipstick up it's bum and see what happenes.".