Bad PETA - Page 3

GateandGarden · #31 06-24-2005, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

I totally agree with this statement. I can't speak for other people, but I don't believe that the lives of insects, fish, or other creatures are at all less valuable than those of mammals. That's not to say that I never kill insects. I won't hesitate to kill a mosquito if I find it buzzing around my house, neither will I hesitate to drown out a colony of Argentinian ants if it moves in to either my crab tank or my frog tank (which has happened before), and of course I regularly buy crickets to feed to my frog. I also apply a monthly flea preventative to my cats. For me, its a matter of the fact that mosquitos, ants, and fleas pose a serious risk to the health of my pets, which are far more precious to me than any insect. And of course, the frog has to eat something. I would also not hesitate to kill a tick if i ever saw one on one of my critters.
Other than that, I live and let live. Any other wayward creature - spider, fly, whatever, I capture live and set free outside.

I agree, of course. I love most insects (and fear a couple of them) but it's natural that animals eat each other and that some insects (and arachnids at times) have to be killed to keep other animals safe in your home (well, and also you

). So I'm with ya.

xdreamsunwindx · #32 06-24-2005, 05:10 PM

I can't believe this. I'm getting sick just reading about it. I can't believe PETA has gotten so insane. It's sick. -_-

sodascouts · #33 06-25-2005, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Mosquitoes spread deadly diseases. It's a matter of self-defense. If an animal's not hurting you than I think it should be left alone unless you're going to eat it, which is natural. Animals eat other animals. I've never understood the fact that PETA is so opposed to that. I think if a person doesn't want to eat animals then that's his or her decision that is not to be pushed onto others. I usually don't like to for various reasons.

Anyway, I'm getting off track but my point is that mosquitoes are harmful (sometimes deadly) to humans and in the case of recreational fishing, the fish are not.

But if we're comparing fish and mammals or mammals versus other animals like mosquitoes and such (or if mosquitoes have absoltutely nothing to do with this and were only used for the purpose of sarcasm), I still have the same question, I suppose. Why are mammals better than those other animals? Because something's more cuddly it's automatically better? Its life is more precious? That doesn't make sense to me.

It's very interesting for me to read about these kind of beliefs. I agree that cute animals aren't even less dispoable than non-cute animals. I see the argument for many things, although I do have a harder time understanding why one would hesitate to stomp on an ant or get rid of that nasty spider making a huge web in the corner of your garage, even if it's not harmful and only annoying. Sometimes I think people can take things to an extreme. But to each her own.

sodascouts · #34 06-25-2005, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

I'm interested in doing this to you: ======>

I assuming you mean you're interesting in doing this "at" me since it's rather hard to roll one's eyes to a person. Regardless of semantics, though, I appreciate that Hillary takes the time to respond in an intelligent manner.

amber · #35 06-25-2005, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sodascouts

I assuming you mean you're interesting in doing this "at" me since it's rather hard to roll one's eyes to a person. Regardless of semantics, though, I appreciate that Hillary takes the time to respond in an intelligent manner.

I'm sorry, I thought your question was a joke and responded in kind. Though, perhaps, yes, I may not have had the time to respond in an "intelligent" manner. But I definitely think jokes can be an intelligent manner in which to respond. That wasn't the best joke ever, so perhaps that doesn't apply in this case, but I thought it was funny when I did it. So...

I will admit, regardless of my level of intelligence, that I do have a preference for responding with something funny rather than something serious and possibly long winded. That is just not always fun for me to write or read. But again, I thought you were joking.

sodascouts · #36 06-25-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

But I definitely think jokes can be an intelligent manner in which to respond.

I agree.

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That wasn't the best joke ever, so perhaps that doesn't apply in this case,

I agree. lol

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I will admit, regardless of my level of intelligence, that I do have a preference for responding with something funny rather than something serious and possibly long winded. That is just not always fun for me to write or read.

I understand.