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I take it no one who belongs to an animal rights group or anything of the sort is going to vote on
this. It kinda disappoints me I was hoping to see their views on it. |
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I do agree with this debate. There is a term for violent acts used by groups like these, it is known
as Eco-terrorism. For example, Although some of it's members such as Julia Butterfly Hill have done
great efforts to protect the environment, Earth First has been responsible for bombing car factories
and destroying power lines. They harass business, use violence, and try to force vegetarianism on
those who disagree with them. They also interfere with other people's practices. They are being
hypocritical because HUMANS ARE ANIMALS. They have gone way, way, way, way, to far. |
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I so agree i mean what are they good for i mean they do things trying to see happiness but is so
outside the fact of it all |
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Animal activists do themselves no favors.
They have terrible P.R.
If they are so passionate about animals why don't they care more about the wellbeing of all the
animals involved.
If you ask me, and I think you have, they care far more about spoiling the countryside, and
disrupting country pursuits. They target people who endeavor to solve problems for everyone,
including animal protesters.
Hunting isn't for everyone. Neither is abortion, and who wants Cancer?
You wouldn't find me on the back of a horse chasing a Fox nor protesting outside an abortion clinic,
or working in an animal research lab, and I wouldn't buy a mink coat.
Managing the countryside did not happen by accident. It took mankind hundreds of years to tame the
environment. As with medical research.
I lived in the English country side for years. I often saw Foxes or could hear them calling each
other, they were healthy and strong, much bigger than the scruffy urban mongrels they have become.
Mink and Wild Boar are causing problems too. As does the Grey Squirrel, caused by meddling with
nature.
More often than not the Fox got away, (crafty, sly like a Fox he he), that is a sporting chance.
Those scrawny little things you see in towns are sick hand me downs of the species. They are not
much more than a nuisance, or a bit of amusement.
They eek out an existence, Birds and their eggs and chicks, Shrews and any other small creature,
like Frogs are all fair game too. I doubt if they do much to reduce the Rat population. There are
Foxes and Rats in the same space I have seen it for myself.
Some people might feed Foxes and Badgers but the off spring are driven off, and have to look after
themselves "till they get run over.
It is tough to look the other way when you see the sight of blood of an innocent creature.
But I'd rather see the sight of a Rats blood than the blood of a Tortoise. (Rats eat their hind
legs off)
That is a sickening thought I know, but for the most part Nature takes care of it's self, but,
sometimes it needs a helping hand. I wouldn't allow a rat to eat the hind legs of a Tortoise if I
could help it. A metal box with adequate ventilation is a useful tip, in winter to be sure they
won't be got at, if you must keep them. They didn't tell you that on Blue Peter.
Hunting belongs to Nature not the list of criminal offenses. And animal research belongs in the
hands of dedicated scientists, not emotional hypocrites.
If you want to see nature at it's best bring back hunting with dogs, maybe then, they can flush out
those nasty urban mongrels, and give the birds a chance. |
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I don't know what to say but these people should be tested on see if they like it wankers |
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There are undoubtedly some extremists in the animal rights movement. It's clear that laboratory
testing on animals is a boon for the human race. For example, the cancerous effects of smoke,
including secondary smoke, were demonstrated through tests on animals.
The whole anti-fur thing is probably excessive. And the demand that we all adopt vegetarian diets is
obviously insane, given that it's only with special supplements that a vegetarian diet can meet
basic nutritional needs.
But there is a role for animal welfare advocates. I'm sure that animals are used in experiments for
frivolous purposes. A balance has to be struck between the two extremes. |
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Sometimes that's true. In fact I'd say the truth lies somewhere in the middle between the extreme
animal activists and the practices of their target groups. For example, I fully believe some animal
testing is necessary to ensure medical breakthroughs that may save millions of lives. However, I
also believe testing makeup or long-shot medication on animals is awful and unnecessary. Both sides
are adamant against the other and really neither is right.
I also abhor some of the scare tactics used by animal rights protesters. To harass the family
members or children of employees of a company is terribly wrong. Going to their homes, destroying
their property, or physically assaulting them is wrong. And when they do those extreme actions they
do much more harm to their animal rights cause than good. |
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16 Jul 2008 19:49
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