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Originally Posted by aproctor  As I said I wasn't really addressing my whole statement on your quote--It was for all of the previous statements as well.
I am not sure what I said that was inflammatory I was just stating that I don't understand how one could become vegan because they deplore the treatment of animals yet they are casual about how dogs are tortured for the "betterment" of society.
The "I am not ignorant" was really for others who repeatedly said things earlier about how dogs NEED to be tested so that drugs and food would be okay to give to their animals.
I personally LOVE ALL animals, I think cows, horses, pigs, chickens, dogs, cats, etc are God's BEAUTIFUL creations and should ALL be treated humanely!
I was in no way saying it's okay to mistreat a cow, pig, horse, chicken, etc. I again think ALL animals should be treated humanely.....the point I was trying to make was that I was flabbergasted that there are people out there that are Vegans because of the mistreatment of animals but are not as horrified by a beagle going insane because they are put in a kennel all their life, or have pieces of their backside chopped out, or given shots that make them sick or ill and they are just left on a floor to die.......all for the benefit of their own pet.
Yet, they refuse to eat meat because of the horrendous treatment of those animals.....you see to me that is sort of an oxymoron.....
I deplore ALL mistreatment of animals not just one type or kind. |
I guess we know different vegans. The ones I know are horrified by ALL mistreatment of animals. They also don't wear leather.
I applaud your enthusiasm against animal abuse. I just think we need to see all sides of the issue. Do you eat meat? Do you wear leather? These animals in all likelihood were not treated well and did not die a painless death for the products you use. I'm not throwing stones. Just trying to look at the whole picture from all angles.
Unfortunately, we do "use" animals for our benefit. I'm not saying we are right to do it either.
As for science, we still cannot kill a virus that has infected a body. Unfortunately, there are many things modern science cannot fix or cure, let alone figure out how to try to cure diseases without using animals. I have friends in biomedical research who are trying to develop treatments and cures to problems. We often fall short.