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Yeah it's like when watching a movie if a hundred people are killed through out a drama we really don't blink an eye, but if the man kicks a dog everyone looks away. I also wonder if the problem is because people think that starving people can always help themselves since they have human intelligence and aposable thumbs, whereas many animals do not posses intelligence enough to help themselves.
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The part of me that does understand a bit of what drives these people ( I do care about the welfare of animals-including the human animal-and I consider people who are cruel to animals to be mentally deficient) would react as you describe. We have bred dogs to be companions animals (pets) by exploiting their general friendliness and desire to please. To abuse that trust and devotion is an act of cruelty, and I perceive that on a on an emotional level separate from the level on which I perceive and react to cruelty to other humans. I don't contend that's
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right. It's a part of my character that's developed over the years in response to thousands of bits of input. It's part of who I am.
BTW-they put down the whale today. The whale was being attacked by sharks, they said on NPR, and the attending experts felt that euthanasia was the best option for the whale, all things considered.