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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  ...they don't even think we should be allowed to have pets. And seriously..it's a COW..they produce milk and meat for humans to consume (and for animals higher on the food chain to eat if they can get ahold of one). |
Here is PETA's stance on pets; from your comment, it sounds like you haven't read it before:
About PETA >> FAQs >> Companion Animals
And, I'm actually shocked at your comment about "it's a COW" - it sounds exactly like the comment many people make about "it's JUST a dog" - it's the same mentality. WHO says, exactly and objectively, that any animal is put here for our use and abuse? Who says that a cow is better or worse than a dog or a human or an anything? I happen to think all creatures are valuable and deserve to be treated humanely - and that they are not on some subjective value-scale that we humans are at liberty to determine at our whim.
I think one of the greatest gifts of our human intelligence is the fact we can recognize that creatures are more vulnerable than ourselves, and therefore, deserve protection even from us, if necessary. Unfortunately, their vulnerability too often seems to be mistaken for total subjugation.