Is it ever right to kill animals? [ENDS 12/12/12]

[Grig]

Is it ever right to kill animals?
Ends: 12/12/12

Very quickly, this time I won't go into the intricate details of both sides of the debate and will let you decide.

This debate also links to the question that many are against domestic animal abuse. Yet, what is the difference between killing a dog and killing let's say a pig?

Why do we want to protect dogs, when we then go on to eat meat? It seems a Hypocritical.

However, we could also argue that it's a person's right whether or not to do so and that animals themselves do not have any duties towards our society. Vegans technically also kill animals, for when farmland is created, it quite often displaces the natural habitat.

Of course, there are so many other reasons, but I wanted to be as brief as possible, so that I could turn it over to you to give your views.

[Catchy]

Yet, what is the difference between killing a dog and killing let's say a pig?

Well firstly, a pig isn't a bloody house hold pet.

[Grig]

Well firstly, a pig isn't a bloody house hold pet.

A dog and a pig are both mammals... they are classed under the same group. So I would ask you why you say this?

Secondly, dogs never originated as household pets either. So why say can't we kill dogs if we wanted to.

[Catchy]

A dog and a pig are both mammals... they are classed under the same group. So I would ask you why you say this?

Secondly, dogs never originated as household pets either. So why say can't we kill dogs if we wanted to.

Urm I know what both a dog and a pig is thank you very much. Go ahead, kill a wild dog for that matter I'm sure nobody would really care. It's a different type of concept all together. People have become used to keeping dogs as house hold pets, it isn't seen as 'normal' for us to go around eating dog, if it were I'm sure it wouldn't be much of an issue but it's just the way it is. *Removed*

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[Inseriousity.]

Well firstly, a pig isn't a bloody house hold pet.

LOL you'll be surprised. pretty sure lots of people keep those micro-pig thingys then they complain and end up in the newspaper when they realise the nice man who said it was a micro-pig was lying, it's a normal pig and grown to full size!

I think as there are animals that would happily tear us to shreds for a bit of food, it's the natural order of things. I am however against doing it in an inhumane way. There are reports of us ripping off shark fins and things like that for delicacies around the world where the animals are then dumped back into the water, too weak to survive so just becomes one big christmas hamper for all the other fishes.

[Catchy]

LOL you'll be surprised. pretty sure lots of people keep those micro-pig thingys then they complain and end up in the newspaper when they realise the nice man who said it was a micro-pig was lying, it's a normal pig and grown to full size!

I think as there are animals that would happily tear us to shreds for a bit of food, it's the natural order of things. I am however against doing it in an inhumane way. There are reports of us ripping off shark fins and things like that for delicacies around the world where the animals are then dumped back into the water, too weak to survive so just becomes one big christmas hamper for all the other fishes.

LMFAO gutted for them and oh my god that is disgusting, stop I am eating! Shark is nice though ngl.

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[Grig]

Urm I know what both a dog and a pig is thank you very much. Go ahead, kill a wild dog for that matter I'm sure nobody would really care. It's a different type of concept all together. People have become used to keeping dogs as house hold pets, it isn't seen as 'normal' for us to go around eating dog, if it were I'm sure it wouldn't be much of an issue but it's just the way it is. Anyways no offense but these debates get worse by the day.

No-one asks you to participate in them. It's an interesting concept, because so many people are for protecting animals. We can talk about animal abuse as well under a wider umbrella.

I'm sure people would care if I go and kill a lion or an elephant, and there has been a lot of activism. What then is considered normal? Your view is extremely narrow.

[Catchy]

No-one asks you to participate in them. It's an interesting concept, because so many people are for protecting animals. We can talk about animal abuse as well under a wider umbrella.

I'm sure people would care if I go and kill a lion or an elephant, and there has been a lot of activism. What then is considered normal? Your view is extremely narrow.

Well my view is I really don't care, soz if that makes me a bad person but I really don't... It doesn't make a difference to my everyday life what animals are killed/abused, as sad as it does sound that's the reality of it.

[Kardan]

The only animals that we should purposely kill are ones that are purely created for food.

[Catchy]

The only animals that we should purposely kill are ones that are purely created for food.

but tbh you could eat any animal? :s