"Until I decide to stop my less-than-noble practice of eating other animals, I've got little choice but to order up some more horse."
Clever wrap up. But by that logic, he's left himself no choice but to grill some golden retriever as well. (Which I hear the Chinese have no problem with: some dogs are "pets" and some are "dinner.")
I think it's okay to raise animals for food. I don't think it's okay to make them suffer psychological or physical stress, or pain/fear along the way, no matter their looks or their intelligence or lack thereof -- because that makes us look like cruel, heartless, self-obsessed megalomaniacs. Which we are, but it's good to keep that to civilized limit when we have the choice. I'm not sure why compassion, empathy, and human kidness is held in such low regard in these matters.
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Date: 2007-02-11 06:40 am (UTC)Clever wrap up. But by that logic, he's left himself no choice but to grill some golden retriever as well. (Which I hear the Chinese have no problem with: some dogs are "pets" and some are "dinner.")
I think it's okay to raise animals for food. I don't think it's okay to make them suffer psychological or physical stress, or pain/fear along the way, no matter their looks or their intelligence or lack thereof -- because that makes us look like cruel, heartless, self-obsessed megalomaniacs. Which we are, but it's good to keep that to civilized limit when we have the choice. I'm not sure why compassion, empathy, and human kidness is held in such low regard in these matters.