John Wesley wrote:
> In article >, says...
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>>Which animals are turned in/picked up by your local shelter vs those
>>turned in to PETA? PETA is not primarily a shelter organization;
>>that is not their main purpose.
> Then why do they take in animals
Because the animals need to be removed from their existing situation.
> and put 85% of them to sleep. This is
> there own reported number.
Because the animals would be better off humanely euthanized
than in their existing condition.
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>>>They would get deseases and die.
>>So do humans. Do you approve of human slavery?
>
> Again my dog does no work for me. He picks no cotton.
Because you do not assign him any. If you did, he
could not refuse, or you could punish him. Many
dogs *do* work.
> How is he a
> slave.
He is your chattel property under the law. You have
legal authority to do almost anything you want to him,
short of what is seen as "unnecessary" cruelty ( similar laws
applied to human slaves). You have the legal authority
to have him killed if you wish. You can dispose of him
to any other person by sale, bequest, or gift. How is he
not a slave?
>He has better medical care than I do. He has a wonerful bed to
> sleep in inside a heated house. He eats all the food and treats he
> wants. Anyone who compares that to slavery is a certified nut case and
> needs to have some mental help.
Some slave concubines were similarly cherished and cared for.
How a slave is treated has nothing to do with his legal/social
status as a slave. It is your choice to treat him well or chain
him in the back yard.
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>>>Yes it does. Volunteers were convicted of smothering puppies in
>>>Virginia.
>>I don't believe it.
> I have the article around here somewhere. Its on the net.
where. And who were these "volunteers"?
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>>Why don't you criticize factory farm organizations? They kill
>> 100 per cent of the animals they hold, one way or the other,
>> after keeping them in very inhumane conditions.
> Because I like to eat them animals. They taste goooood!!!!!!!!! My dog
> does too!
Some people like to eat dogs. If you lived in a culture where that
was common, you could do the same, because your dog, like a chicken
cow or pig, is your property. It is a cultural choice which species
are food, and which "pets". There is no rational basis for the
choice.