Thoughts on animal welfare, animal rights, etc. | 58 comments (58 topical, 0 hidden)
On Vick (none / 1)
Again, I find what he did morally repugnant.
What you said about US involvement in unnecessary global harm is a point I didn't think of. Have/will the perpetrators be punished? It seems doubtful. Should they be? Of courssseee!
On the other hand, I do find it difficult to reconcile the fact that slaughtering and torturing farm animals is legal while torturing and slaughtering dogs is illegal. Are we against animal cruelty or not?
Perhaps lawmakers see some utilitarian argument here...we get food. We could obviously still be provided with eggs and chicken wings without such brutal treatment.
I'm not justifying Vick's crime. I am also not against him being punished. I am just pointing out how inconsistent it is.

by LadyFriend on 06/29/2009 09:02:47 AM EST

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It is inconsistent (none / 1)
I agree that the inconsistencies you pointed out exist. It just may be too much, however, to ask people to give up using animals for food and for other purposes. I don't think it is too much to ask that we treat animals kindly in the process, though. For example, we may never convince large numbers of people to give up meat but it should be relatively easy to give up veal. On the other hand, with regard to issues like the Vick prosecution, I think fairness dictates we must fight to achieve consistency. Obama's refusal, for example, to prosecute Bush administration officials is unjust.

by Corpusless on 06/29/2009 06:09:13 PM EST

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Thoughts on animal welfare, animal rights, etc. | 58 comments (58 topical, 0 hidden)