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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom 
Just want to clarify that there are several people on this thread who have *not* said at all that we think all/any pain = cruelty. I know I definitely never even approached that angle. Just clarifying. 
What is a real atrocity vs. a not-real one? How is that determined? |
No need to clarify, Ann, but you've seen the tone of some of these posts. The OP used the word 'atrocity', which is a word reserved for mass killings, genocide, etc., not something so (relatively) benign as tail docking. Geez, with words like that being tossed about, we'll have no words left to describe the real horrors. Can you imagine a kid reading about the SS, Pol Pot or Idi Amin and asking, "what's an atrocity?" and someone answers, "it's like when they dock a dog's tail". That's sure to give the kid a warped perspective and I believe that's what extremist types attempt to do in using such words.