no, but there is a moral obligation to questionwhy people want to inflict unnecessary pain on any living thing, and what kind of a fucked up person and dangerous member of society that makes them.
Lowered moral standards in most violent inmates can be traced back to incidents of their abusing animals earlier in their life.
If the shoe fits....
(Lowered moral standards in most violent inmates can be traced back to incidents of their abusing animals earlier in their life.
If the shoe fits....
HappyToast Groat froth,
Wed 27 Feb 2008, 10:02,
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Yes but you seeif you choose not to anthropomorphise, the pain becomes nothing to worry about it. You make it sound as if they're reveling in inflicting pain, which I agree would be immoral. It would be perfectly possible to be a foxhunter without imagining that the foxes are little humans undergoing terrible torment, though. Just like it's possible to be a fisherman without having sadistic feelings towards fish.
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Wed 27 Feb 2008, 10:12,
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