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"Isn't man an amazing animal?..."
"Jack Curry" <Jack-Curry > wrote in message
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> TreeHugger wrote:
> > "Isn't man an amazing animal?
>
> Yes.
>
> > "He kills wildlife--birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats,
> > coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes, and dingoes--by the
> > millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed.
>
> And this is wrong? Man should allow wild animals to kill or cause the
> starvation of his domesticated animals? Taking this to its logical
> conclusion, man shouldn't protect domesticated animals, ergo in time there
> would be no animals that are domesticated, only wild animals. That's what
> you want? Well, pal, my kitty and I say, "**** you."
>
> > "Then he kills domestic animals by the billions and eats them.
>
> Domestic? Farm animals are raised for food, to be slaughtered and eaten.
> They are not "domestic," they're "domesticated," i.e., conditioned to
> interaction with humans. In only a few countries are "domestic" animals,
> such as dogs eaten and I know of none where cats are on the menu. At
least
> use the proper terminology when propagandizing.
>
> > "This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those
> > animals leads to degenerative and fatal health conditions like heart
> > disease, kidney disease, and cancer.
>
> Oops, that's no longer the current thinking, pal. Adkins diet. Meat is
> good for us, we're omnivores. BTW, there are chemicals and carcinogens
in
> the drinking water, in the veggies, in the fish, even in the air we
breathe.
> It's moderation that leads to a healthy life. And red wine, excercise and
> stress reduction. Catch up, huh?
>
> > "So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for
> > cures for these diseases.
>
> "Tortures?" Sorry pal, but that's not a word that is correctly applied to
> scientific research. Maybe the cosmetic industry could be accused of
> unnecessary cruelty to animals, but the medical/pharmeceutical industry
> seeking to save people's lives? I think not. And in case you hadn't
> noticed, there are severe penalties for cruelty to animals in most
civilized
> countries.
>
> > "Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by
> > hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to
> > fatten domestic animals.
>
> Duh. Nope. This is a politcal football, not a matter of feeding animals
> grains instead of shipping them to the people of starving nations. Blame
> people like Kim Jong Il for this, not guys who barbecue, not people who
eat
> meat. Blame the Taliban, blame the warlords in Africa who steal food from
> their own people, who commit genocide for racial hatreds. If the world is
> ****ed up, it's not because people eat meat, it's because of dogmatic
idiots
> like yourself.
>
> > "Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity
> > of man, who kills so easily and so violently and once a year sends out
> > a card praying for 'Peace on Earth'." C. David Coats
>
> Worry more about the killing of PEOPLE that takes place in the name of
> fundamentalist religions than about animals being eaten, dude, or you'll
> wind up in an abatoir of a different kind, just like the 9/11 victims did.
> And now, go away.
> Jack Curry
> -plonk-
Just couldn't stand not replying, huh?
Jack<G>
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