Michael Vick says "I'm not a bad person". LOLOLOLOL!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/14...rss_topstories

that letter was bullshit. he's only sorry because his ass is going to jail.

....i cant stand it when people hurt animals.

[thebigother]

I don't see how it's any different from killing a cow or a chicken.

[EllaINchainS]

Originally Posted by thebigother

I don't see how it's any different from killing a cow or a chicken.

The difference lies in the reasoning...I'm not the type of person to take a life - of an animal, insect, human or otherwise - unless it is completely necessary...killing a cow to feed a family is survival, stabbing someone who is trying to rape you is self-defense...but pitting animals against eachother as Sport for personal pleasure & monetary gain is wrong...and rather disgusting in my opinion...

Originally Posted by thebigother

I don't see how it's any different from killing a cow or a chicken.

Seriously, Zach?

I thought more of you.

[EllaINchainS]

Originally Posted by jonhomeowner

Seriously, Zach?

I thought more of you.

at least someone agrees with me...

Originally Posted by thebigother

I don't see how it's any different from killing a cow or a chicken.

how can you compare the two?......

[thebigother]

Originally Posted by jonhomeowner

Seriously, Zach?

I thought more of you.

The only difference is that culturally we place more sentimental importance on dogs and other pets than it does on cows and other live stock. It's no more necessary to eat a cow or wear leather in a developed country than it is to have a pet to keep you company. I'm not saying that one is just as ethical as the other, but that dog fighting and the consumption of livestock for vanity purposes are just as unethical.

[thebigother]

Originally Posted by -tool-

how can you compare the two?......

Technically three, and they're comparable in that they are all instances of humans exploiting and killing other sentient animals for no reasons other than that they want to and they can.

Originally Posted by thebigother

The only difference is that culturally we place more sentimental importance on dogs and other pets than it does on cows and other live stock. It's no more necessary to eat a cow or wear leather in a developed country than it is to have a pet to keep you company. I'm not saying that one is just as ethical as the other, but that dog fighting and the consumption of livestock for vanity purposes are just as unethical.

No, they're not equally unethical.

One involves training animals to maliciously attack one another. The other involves simply killing an animal to eat it. In one, the animal is punished and injured (possibly many times over) before ever being allowed to die. In the other, animals are simply killed one day.