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Originally posted by bhutocracy
I'm not even really aware or care about PETA or even the welfare of food in general but you know very well yourself that you're willfully misunderstanding what they stand for to take the piss out of them.
Lions eat other animals but they aren't in charge of the destiny of just about every living creature on the planet.. for better or for worse - we are.. and with that comes certain responsibilities.
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Yes I realize that and agree. Of course people shouldn't torture animals needlessly or kill off entire species. My main points there were that it's no more wrong for animals to kill for food that it is for humans to kill for food, and to illustrate the absurdity of giving animals equal rights with humans.
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Originally posted by bhutocracy
PETA obviously take these responsibilties too far.. but the thing about extremists is that you need them to keep the other end in check. It's not as if they're ever going to convince the world not to eat meat, but having them there in the background isn't exactly having many negative effects.. the less people that eat meat the less resources used so good on them.
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I disagree there. I think they do more harm than good to their cause by (in the minds of many) destroying the credibility of the animal rights argument. People begin to think of anybody who talks about the humane treatment of animals and saving endangered species as a bunch of nutty extremist peta types.