"Slaughtered humanely"
I consider that an oxymoron.
Can humans be slaughtered humanely too?
I generally think animals would prefer to live. What's humane about denying them that and killing them instead?
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by lostgirl
This may have been said, but animals eat other animals. Even chimpanzees will eat the young of other chimpanzees when other meat is scarce.
I love animals, but I understand they are part of the circle of life. Just as they will eat us if they can.
|
The problem I have with this is that other animals don't have the same ability to reason as we do. You can't tell a cheetah to just chillax and have a salad instead of chase down that gazelle. And it wouldn't do any good because cheetahs couldn't survive on a strictly vegetarian diet. It's not in their makeup. They've evolved as highly specialized hunters for a reason.
We do think about these things, and have options. This thread posed a moral question, not a scientific one based on natural patterns. The "circle of life" doesn't apply to us as it does with most of the animal kingdom. We have a choice, and we think about things beyond necessity. We have other capabilities, and some would argue we have other responsibilities.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Slims
If God did not want us to eat animals, he would not have made them from meat.
|
If God wanted us to fly, he'd have given us wings. And if he wanted us to survive in harsh elements, we'd be covered in fur....