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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine
I would consider it quite unlikely that I would develop a relationship with a cow, however on the outside chance that there existed a cow that could communicate well enough with me that I would become friends with it, then I probably wouldn't kill it unless I had no other food available and was actually starving.
Actually, I really don't know. What were the circumstances under which I met this cow? did I buy it in order to eat it, and then grew fond of it over time, or did i stumble upon it over an online forum and from there our friendship blossomed? The underlying reasoning would probably affect my actions somewhat.
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Have you ever taken care of a pet or farm animals?
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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine
From what I remember of that movie, doesn't the lion just go on a fish diet? ain't very fair on fish :P
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True. The fish-animals get shortchanged and nobody complains. I don't think a lion can survive without eating some form of animal flesh. But evidently humans can.
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Originally Posted by RVCA
Is it okay for primitive African tribes to eat insects as a source of nutrition? Surely they're animals as well, and on a psychologically evolutionary scale, they're on the same playing field as the aforementioned meats. Is it okay to exterminate ants because they're invading your home? Aren't they animals as well?
If you think it's wrong to eat cows but okay to eat insects and kill ants, you need to describe to me how and where you made that distinction.
One might even go as far to argue that because animals like cows are bred exclusively for our consumption, it's even less ethical to consume insects that were born of their own accord, so to speak.
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I'd never presume to tell primitive African tribes whether they should eat insects. I kill flies and mosquitos with an odd mixture of ferocity and regret, but nearly everything else gets a pass.
Raising domesticated animals for slaughter is a betrayal when you think about it. At least a deer or a fish has the instincts and the opportunity to get away.