[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I don't understand how this is logical. So dogs, in your estimation, have more rights than cows. So, where are cows on your continuum? Do they have more rights than pigs? Turkeys? Chickens? And then, along the companion animal continuum (of which I'm unaware) - who is highest on the chain there? Dogs? Cats? Ferrets?

What about wild animals? Where do they stand along your continuum? I guess I don't understand how one group of animals has "more rights" than another. Do certain people also have more rights than others too? I guess that's how I view this kind of thinking.

As far as it being "ridiculous" to not eat meat, that's your opinion. Some of us ridiculous non-meat eaters might disagree with you.

Animals do not equal people, although I like my dogs more than most people. If someone wants to be a vegetarian that's their right but it is irrational to expect all humans to be vegetarians. Humans are omnivores...we eat meat and plant matter. We are pretty much at the top of the food chain which means we eat other animals...that's just life. Just like our dogs are carnivores and would probably kill a cute little bunny if they could catch one. It's life...carnivores & omnivores kill and eat animals lower on the food chain.

I also think it's kindof irrational to ask if certain people have more rights than others just because one thinks some animals should have more rights than others. Again, animals do not equal people. I think all living things should be treated well and not abused, and again...I don't always agree with the way cows are treated, but I have NO problems eating a cow or drinking its milk.