Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPolice in China rescue over 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as mutton, porkwww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down116
arrow-up1309arrow-down1external-linkPolice in China rescue over 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as mutton, porkwww.straitstimes.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareBirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down5·1 year agoEating someones pet is different than eating an animal being raised to be eaten. For starters you have to kidnap the pet.
minus-squareaeternum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down6·1 year agohow is it different? They all have the same capacity to suffer. They’re all living, breathing beings. They all experience pain and suffering. How’s it different?
minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIn this case we’re talking literal stolen pets though.
minus-squareBirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe animal kidnapping. It directly hurts the owner. A farmer doesn’t really get sad when the lambs go to slaughter.
minus-squareFrozzie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoRight ? I should be allowed to abuse and manipule people freely if I label them as “Slave” !
minus-squareBirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOkay. That’s just a really bad argument. Stealling someones cat and killing the cat is bad. You directly hurt the owner and the animal.
Eating someones pet is different than eating an animal being raised to be eaten. For starters you have to kidnap the pet.
how is it different? They all have the same capacity to suffer. They’re all living, breathing beings. They all experience pain and suffering. How’s it different?
In this case we’re talking literal stolen pets though.
The animal kidnapping. It directly hurts the owner. A farmer doesn’t really get sad when the lambs go to slaughter.
Right ? I should be allowed to abuse and manipule people freely if I label them as “Slave” !
Okay. That’s just a really bad argument. Stealling someones cat and killing the cat is bad. You directly hurt the owner and the animal.