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Junior Chimp
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« on: September 07, 2005, 06:08:28 PM » |
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MissCatholic, you seem to like animals a lot, for all I know, you could be a vegetarian also. Hey, I like animals, but I realize that there is a certain heirarchy that must be maintained, that we humans know to be self-evident. Roughly, the order goes:
1.Humans (God put us on Earth (in part to maintain order here and watch over nature/animals and plants)
2."Helper or Intelligent Animals" those that serve a purpose in aiding humans. For example, a dog watches out for the master in case of a break-in, and in turn gets attention and petting, (a mutual benefit). Horses also fit in here, since they can give someone a ride. Typical pets also serve a purpose here.
3."Wild Animals" just what the name implies. These are sometimes alright to hunt, but not all the time. Reason is that sometimes (like in a deer population), the deer overpopulate and rather than having them die painfully (starvation, because they can't find food in the winter), we can hunt a certain amount, and they'll die less painfully with a bullet.
4."Feeding Animals"are animals bred only to die and become meat product for humans. Chickens and Cows fit in here.
Types 3 and 4 are okay to hunt/slaughter/whatever for our own means. I don't understand why hunt when your not going to make some sort of use out of the animal body (whether it food, clothing or what have you) however, I respect that I am of a higher order than the animals. It seems that it would be a bad analogy to compare this to abortion since abortion refers to the highest class of animals-humans.
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