Posted on 12/16/2011 7:29:56 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I work in the environmental field, so I see all too often who sick and twisted environmentalism is at the up close level. You, FRiend, see how right and important conservationism is - and bless you for it. Hopefully more will see the light.
Very good post. I also immediately thought of St. Francis.
In addition, I reject the title (at top of thread) because it assumes that conservatives do not care about animal suffering. RIDICULOUS!
The same type of lie about conservatives not caring about the poor is being deliberately promulgated by the left.
It’s way past time to strongly refute this nonsense via intelligent PR campaigns! ....particularly before the election!
“I see all too often who sick and twisted environmentalism is” - makes (mildly) more sense if ‘who’ = “how”
I meant that the underlying motivation of animal rights people could be the desire to have less humans (less cruelty to animals)
Either that ... or I'm misunderstanding your reply.
God put animals here for three reasons: To feed us, to do our work, and to entertain us. If you deliberately mistreat them, they don’t taste as good, don’t work as hard, and terrorize rather than entertain.
Numbers 22 (KJV) gives an indication of what G*D thinks of people who abuse animals(or ANY weaker being).
Exactly - I can’t see a Higher Being who created us lowly life forms being all that impressed if we in turn mistreat even lower life forms He gave us.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
- Mohandas Gandhi
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Makes me wonder how India ranks among his “greatness” scale based on this quote. How about America?
You speak with the wisdom of the first half of your name, and the sight of the second
Oh, I didn’t understand that your comment was supposed to be what the liberals were doing......
Define “suffering”, some would say separating a dog or cat from its’ mother to make it a household pet, constitutes “suffering.”
Being conservative has nothing to do with treatment of animals. Believing in euthenasia whether animals or humans is a domain for liberals. I’m as conservative as they come, and have a new companion dog, after I spent a month carrying my dying friend in and out of the house, and it was a 70-pound German Shepherd, not a lap dog. I grew up on a horse tending cattle and was always taught that the animals all got fed and watered before we ate, and I still do that to this day. A lib would have taken her to the vet and killed her rather than go to the trouble of caring for her, and considered themselves superior for having done so. They always want someone else to do their dirty work, the meat they eat doesn’t come from animals, it comes from the store in other words. The leather on their shoes doesn’t come from a cow, but from the store. They are removed from reality in every way.
Government social programs in the long-run, hurt the poor, more than help.
Why do you want to parse it? I just hope when you see it, you recognize it and follow your conscience...
I love animals and cannot bear to see them suffer.
We have free range chickens that are very happy. We love them and treat them well. They provide us with entertainment and a daily basket of eggs. We give thanks to God for this blessing. When in the course of their life it becomes time to give their life so that we can eat them then that is what happens. This is not cruel, it is life. We will give thanks for each chicken and carry on another day.
We have free range chickens that are very happy. We love them and treat them well. They provide us with entertainment and a daily basket of eggs. We give thanks to God for this blessing. When in the course of their life it becomes time to give their life so that we can eat them then that is what happens. This is not cruel, it is life. We will give thanks for each chicken and carry on another day.
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