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I was vegan for almost two years. The only thing that I realized in that time was, that no matter how much people protest at Kentucky Fried Chicken, people are going to still eat there. No matter what political party you are affiliated with, your party is for animal rights. But neither party will ever align themselves with those who want “Total Animal Liberation.” This is what PETA’s goal is (PETA stands for People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals). They want animals to live peacefully with all people.
Well with rights comes responsibility. Animals wouldn’t have the ability to vote because they are too stupid. They would commit crimes, because they wouldn’t know that they are breaking the law. They would get thrown in jail for killing humans, or other animals. You think that Jews and Palestinians have a hard time getting along. Try getting any animal to get along with a honey badger. There would have to be special animal courts. It would be too much of a drain on the system. Not to mention completely arbitrary.
I am not saying that animal cruelty is not wrong. Dog fights, cock fights, and other kinds of killing animals for entertainment is defiantly wrong. But animals are food. There is no way to deny that fact. I personally don’t hunt but I can see the sense to it.
If we don’t draw the line here, where does it stop? Before long, people think that we treat corn unethically. That corn should have the same rights as we gave the chickens. How long before it becomes a crime to eat vegetables?
Besides, have you ever tried to live on ethically grown meat and fruits and vegetables? They are really expensive. The current system is fair to the consumer. It allows for the consumer to purchase medium grade meat at a low price. If the “Ethical” system was implemented, the cost for the same grade meat would skyrocket. It would be harder economically on American families. When I was purchasing all the vegan products, they were usually twice as expensive. Sometimes they would be as high as four or five times more than the comparable generic brand.
“We should speak up for those who can’t,” was something that I was told by the local PETA chapter president. It is a good idea, when implemented for humanity’s good. But come on, animals must first earn the rights as humanity has. “All men are created equal,” is from the preamble of the declaration of independence. It doesn’t say all men, chickens and cows are created equal. This notion of “Animal Liberation” is very new. Thomas Jefferson would have had to pick up his jaw off of the floor if he heard this in his time.
I saw an interview, where the LA chapter of PETA protested at the animal pound. They were mad at the pound because they put cats and dogs to sleep. The pound has to put animals to sleep, but they bust their hump to increase pet adoption. And some animals can’t be adopted. They are a danger to other animals and to people. Do you want them running around the same neighborhood as your little kids?
PETA also supports a group known as Animal Liberation Front (ALF). This group firebombed a university of Michigan bio-medical research lab because they were performing medical experiments on animals. ALF likes animals more than people. They would put people at risk, because of animals. That is contrary to the rules of the food chain. I think that it is wrong for people who firebomb university buildings to call for the “Ethical” in anything. They create circumstances where ethics are only held up when they benefit the group, not society. That is what ethics are about; society’s good.
What really drives me up the wall is fake fur and fake leather. It still perpetuates a style that demands for animal products. If the animal is being killed anyway, why throw out the leather and wear fake stuff. Who cares that it doesn’t do the job very well. I don’t care how great plastics get; they don’t do the job as well as animal products.
How ridiculous is it that regular people, pet owners, give money from their tax return to PETA? If people were educated to the philosophical principles of the organization, they would never give them a cent. Hopefully you know what you’re giving your money to.
I take it back; I learned something else while I was vegan. The crazier the ideology you are trying to project, the more likely you are to succeed. |
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Posted by tradecraft on 2008-02-05 19:21:02 | Rating: | Views: 70
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