Monday, April 7, 2014

Justifying the unjustifiable

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Buying a ‘pet’ from a pet shop means another ‘pet’ will be bred to replace the one sold.  In that pet shop the cage is never empty.  Whenever we buy any ‘animal item’ we create a vacuum into which another item takes its place.  Even when we give away a pair of shoes to someone who needs them, it gives us an excuse to ‘go shopping’ for more.

Stealing life from animals benefits humans.  If I enjoy that benefit I will have to say to myself at some stage, “To hell with the victim”.  It’s the same as exploiting children or desecrating forests for timber - it’s the same human habit of using our advantage to victimise the harmless.


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