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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 304836" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>I've purposely skipped past this thread numerous times because this topic gets me riled up but it's late, I can't sleep so I figured I may as well jump in. :lol: </p><p></p><p>Let me start by saying animals are not people. I do not equate even my favourite cow to my least favourite person. However, animals are not rocks either, or even trees for that matter. They are living creatures that do feel pain. They have emotions too, I don't think anyone that has spent any time with animals would honestly deny it unless they were lying to discredit PETA. </p><p></p><p>Why does it have to be all or nothing though? I just don't get that way of thinking. People should not be allowed to do whatever they want to an animal to make a buck - if they can't make money while being humane they need to get out of the business. At the same time animals should be eaten - just treat them right and kill them quickly. They won't have a perfect life, it is part of living in a sin filled world but it is our duty to treat our animals well.</p><p></p><p>I attempt to live by the Bible, I fail, but I attempt. I have read every passage numerous times that deal with animals and their welfare, since it is what I do for a living I want to do it right. Proverbs tells me a righteous man treats his animals well. God says they are his cattle. In Jonah when the people of Nineveh repented of their sins the cattle were to fast and be covered in sackcloth as well. God himself asks Johnah at the end of the book if he should not have compassion on the people as well as "many animals". God cares about animals. He shows it time and again throughout scripture. He doesn't treat them as unfeeling creatures, even saying they are to have a day off each week too. He made a covenant with both men and animals by putting the rainbow in the sky. He didn't include the grass or trees in that covenant. We have a responsibility to treat animals right. We are to use them and enjoy them (for companionship and food) but we are not to abuse them. There are just no excuses.</p><p></p><p>Not putting in laws that protect animals from disgusting treatment because of a fear that the laws will go to far makes no sense to me. That would be like not putting in rape laws because it may mean that men can't have sex with their wives. The two are connected yet so far from each other that any sane person would not see a correlation. The insane PETA people may try to use these laws to ban ranching all together but your average Joe and Jane like meat and don't want to live without it. They do however want to feel good about eating it.</p><p></p><p>I too want to see the meat industry cleaned up. I want to be able to tell people who eat meat that they can do so knowing the animals were treated well. I do understand that there are some fine lines and some rough areas but I still think that laws should be built on good common sense not on either fanatical side.</p><p></p><p>If you have actually read to the end of this, thanks for listening to my rant. I think I can now sleep. :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 304836, member: 1258"] I've purposely skipped past this thread numerous times because this topic gets me riled up but it's late, I can't sleep so I figured I may as well jump in. :lol: Let me start by saying animals are not people. I do not equate even my favourite cow to my least favourite person. However, animals are not rocks either, or even trees for that matter. They are living creatures that do feel pain. They have emotions too, I don't think anyone that has spent any time with animals would honestly deny it unless they were lying to discredit PETA. Why does it have to be all or nothing though? I just don't get that way of thinking. People should not be allowed to do whatever they want to an animal to make a buck - if they can't make money while being humane they need to get out of the business. At the same time animals should be eaten - just treat them right and kill them quickly. They won't have a perfect life, it is part of living in a sin filled world but it is our duty to treat our animals well. I attempt to live by the Bible, I fail, but I attempt. I have read every passage numerous times that deal with animals and their welfare, since it is what I do for a living I want to do it right. Proverbs tells me a righteous man treats his animals well. God says they are his cattle. In Jonah when the people of Nineveh repented of their sins the cattle were to fast and be covered in sackcloth as well. God himself asks Johnah at the end of the book if he should not have compassion on the people as well as "many animals". God cares about animals. He shows it time and again throughout scripture. He doesn't treat them as unfeeling creatures, even saying they are to have a day off each week too. He made a covenant with both men and animals by putting the rainbow in the sky. He didn't include the grass or trees in that covenant. We have a responsibility to treat animals right. We are to use them and enjoy them (for companionship and food) but we are not to abuse them. There are just no excuses. Not putting in laws that protect animals from disgusting treatment because of a fear that the laws will go to far makes no sense to me. That would be like not putting in rape laws because it may mean that men can't have sex with their wives. The two are connected yet so far from each other that any sane person would not see a correlation. The insane PETA people may try to use these laws to ban ranching all together but your average Joe and Jane like meat and don't want to live without it. They do however want to feel good about eating it. I too want to see the meat industry cleaned up. I want to be able to tell people who eat meat that they can do so knowing the animals were treated well. I do understand that there are some fine lines and some rough areas but I still think that laws should be built on good common sense not on either fanatical side. If you have actually read to the end of this, thanks for listening to my rant. I think I can now sleep. :lol: [/QUOTE]
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