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British pet massacre
- sgu999 3y agoVery interesting! Thanks for sharing. > Many pet owners, after getting over the fear of bombings and lack of food, regretted killing their pets and blamed the government for starting the hysteria. Ha yes, the government. How many hundreds of millions sentient mammals are we still killing every year just because they taste good grilled...
- pjmlp 3y agoPlants have feelings as well.
- rs999gti 3y agoHundreds of bugs, birds, and small mammals are killed farming and harvesting plants.
- sgu999 3y agoI was mostly pointing at the cognitive dissonance in between care for pets and cruelty for farm animals, but I do enjoy having triggered both vegans and carnivores. You are right, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't care about anything because nothing is ideal. Ceteris paribus, eating plants is better for our environment and is very obviously causing less suffering...
- starttoaster 3y agoThe animal kingdom eats each other for food too. This veganism argument has never made sense to me, it implies that we are not, ourselves, a member of the natural food chain.
- version_five 3y agoIt's not you, it doesn't make sense, it's just signaling membership in a club/cult
- metalcrow 3y agoIsn't it because we have morals, unlike animals? Animals do a lot of other objectively terrible things, it doesn't mean we also are fine to do it.
- starttoaster 3y agoDo we know that animals don’t have morals? What are morals and how are they unique to humans? They’re valuable in society because they help shape society into what it is today, but do they help us much in our interactions with other members of the animal kingdom?
- ever1337 3y agoI guess the question then is whether you think it's moral to murder a murderer
- starttoaster 3y agoIf you’re calling me a murderer… then you’re welcome to try. But generally, yes, I do think in extreme cases the death penalty is warranted for serial killers and the like.
- lgvln 3y agoThe argument for veganism was never about not killing animals but about how much suffering factory-farmed animals go through to become meat on our plates. Because of the difficulties in sourcing ethically raised animal products, some choose to forgo all animal products.