Because they didn't eat it afterward?

Because they are torturing and killing a harmless animal for fun. If you need to do that to have fun, you have a problem.

I'm just trying to understand why you don't think the killing of the animals is the screwed up part. I can sorta relate, because I eat meat myself but I still know that the way that meat dies is equal to torture as well. I can't sit through those videos that people post because, to me, it's animal cruelty whether it's a chicken or a cat. Meat is more of a convenience for me, but I guarantee you if I had to go out and kill it myself, I wouldn't be able to do that unless it was pure survival.

I just think it helps to be honest with yourself about things and look at them in all angles, and not be tied down to a philosophy and way of looking at things simply because you were brought up that way.
The only reason I keep grilling you about this stuff is because it seems apparent that you don't really think past your own opinion on things and that's a sad thing to see.
A lot of bad decisions are made because of that, but to each his own. I know I've been guilty of that before so I'm definitely not preaching.

Being kept in a cage that's too small for you isn't a living condition that animals put themselves in.

Cue picture of a delicious burger?

You've got to think in purely Darwinian terms, it solves all your ethical dilemmas! Meat is not murder, it's simply survival of the fittest! Animals that are too weak to defend themselves must be weeded out of the gene pool!

I would think the advances made by man that Dirty so likes to bring up would save us for being driven solely by survival


but thatz just me dawg

I guess the difference is that when someone tortures an animal its all about acting out and feeling powerful. And that is usually not good to have in a society.

On the other hand most of our legendary heroes are also mass murderers (even the most popular drama on tv now has a serial killer as the hero), armies are a thing of pride and torture of people is more or less acceptable.

So basically while I don't condone the actions of animal abusers I feel that the extreme response many people have towards hurting "cute" little doggies and kittens is way out of propotion to stuff lots of other stuff people. Besides I don't give a second thought before stamping on ****roaches and cats are far worse pests if you think about it...

Rabbit Sitter Hunted | Sankaku Complex

Kitten Stamper Hunted | Sankaku Complex

Proceed with caution, both links are extremely graphic. I can't even watch the the full video in the first link. :(

This reminds me, did you guys get wind of the "puppy throwing" girl? She was all over Facebook for me a couple weeks back.