re racial slurs and animal cruelty around the world

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Re racial slurs etc. re Korea.

 

If such slurs are made because of some Koreans cruelty to companion animals,

then the people making the slurs are not only racist but are stupid

speciests also.

 

It might be a good idea remember there is EXTREME cruelty

to animals around the world and in most countries.

I emphasise the word extreme. Making racial slurs on this matter is

pointless

and even moreso because of the hypocritical nature of the slurs which will

do

nothing but damage the cause of animal welfare and rights.

 

I live in Australia and Australia would have to be near the top of the list

of countries

who are extremely cruel to animals.

Baby kangaroo joeys are reportedly bludgeoned to death by hunters here or

left to starve

when thir mothers are shot for meat,

Dogs and other animals are used in the most frightful ways in veterinary

schools to teach students and in research laboratories to achieve little.

Living creatures are boiled alive (and on TV too) ie crabs and lobsters

(Lobsters etc have central nervous systems and can feel pain, I blieve they

scream as they die),

Thousands of cats are bred and euthanased or dumped - same goes for dogs and

other animals,

Hunting animals with dogs is now LEGALLY sanctioned in NSW by the new

hunting bill which has probably been passed by now hunting causes prolonged

stress and uncomprehendable fear in the hunted animals,

We Australians knowingly send live animals to muslim countries on a cruel

sea journey for horrible ritual slaughter (the almighty dollar and profit

motive).

And I won't even mention what goes on in saleyards, slaughter houses and on

farms

and in intensive farming where animals such as battery hens are condemned to

the most frightful conditions over a long period of time.

 

Stay focused on the cruelty issues and avoid racial slurs made because of

excessive cruelty to animals. Let those from countries who are devoid of

animal

cruelty speak out and you will hear a deafening silence. The USA

slaughterhouses

cut up some animals alive and conscious. Are we to compare extremes

of cruelty to see who is the worst country or race and then use racial slurs

to stir up hatred between nations instead of keeping the doors of

communication open and working towards the benefit of all the animals?

Americans are just as guilty of EXTREME cruelty to animals as the Koreans,

Australians etc etc etc .

 

Kind regards,

 

Marguerite

[Guest guest]

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bunny

aapn

Sunday, August 25, 2002 8:37 PM

re racial slurs and animal

 

 

If such slurs are made because of some Koreans cruelty to companion animals,

then the people making the slurs are not only racist but are stupid

speciests also.

I don't believe the word " stupid " would be accurate when describing the emotions

of those that have dedicated their lives to help stop the slaughtering and

torture of Korean Dogs and Cats.

 

When I first came to some of my Animal Rights Groups I was very outspoken,not

giving a second thought to what I was writing and my views on some matters were

offensive to others.

 

 

With time I learned that to help the animals I must keep my anger under

control or atleast keep it off the groups.

 

When the load is too great,I think it sometimes helps to lash out weather by

means of sharing our anger by posting it to the group or pounding the heck out

of our vehicles,walls,etc.

 

Were only human after all.

 

You see,I believe " An Eye For An Eye " where Animals are concerned.

Let the same be done to man.

 

I am not prejudice nor am I racist.

 

My husband is Native,my Granddaughter is African Canadian and my ancestors are

Irish.

 

Intelligence is not determined by race,never has been.

Neither is the ability to torture helpless animals.

 

I cannot bring myself to eat at an Asian Establishment.

Perhaps the owners never ate Dogs or boiled a cat alive but the other side of

the coin is that they may have.

 

I refuse to buy goods that are labled'MADE IN KOREA " .

 

 

These poor creatures are strangled,electrocuited,beat to death,cats are boiled

alive,beat to death on roads/sidewalks,and for what?

 

Unfounded beliefs that are as old and barbaric as the torture itself.

 

If one of my five children tortured an animal I would do everything in my

power to see them brought to justice

 

That is neither prejudice or racist.

 

 

 

The USA

slaughterhouses

cut up some animals alive and conscious.

 

Are you certain of this?

 

Please provide names/locations.

I am on seven US Animal Rights Groups.Hopefully we could use the info to help

animals here as well.

snogec

 

I am from Canada and we are no less guilty where abuse is concerned than the

USA or any other Country.

 

Animal Abuse has reached new heighth in the past few years.

 

If Korea favors and expects the " open arms " theory from other countries maybe

its time for Korean Officials take a stand and inforce existing laws that

prohibit the cruelty to and consumption of dogs and cats.

 

Alta

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

After having battled against the dog and cat meat

industry in Korea from inside Korea up to and during

the period of the World Cup (I'm now temporarily back

in Canada) I feel I need to wade in a bit on this.

Playing the racial game is a game the Koreans

themselves (or, better put, the system of political

thinking that has arised in Korea as a result mostly

of the last 100 years of occupation, war and political

autocracy, and conditioned by the prior history of

isolationist confucianism) invent and we have to be

really careful we don't play along for the benefit of

the dog dealers. I was amazed to find that our cause

was being linked with Japanese imperialism in the

minds of some Koreans thanks to the media and its

emphasis on the " attack on Korean culture " thing.

However, I think that we necessarily did unleash a

certain anti-Korean feeling, as a by product of

getting the anti-dog meat message out in a mass way.

What we need to keep in mind, though, and to actively

promote with respect to this issue, is that Korea

really is behind the west with respect to human

rights, womens equality, animal rights, democracy and

most things basically decent. It's not because they're

inherently bad but because they have sacrificed

development of their relation to the world around them

for simple survival. The Koreans themselves know that.

Relating to companion animals is the first step

towards respecting all animal life and the Koreans

have just in the last 10 years discovered the dog as a

companion animal (cats not yet). It has nothing to do

with distinct culture or racial identity but simple

lack of development, development of thinking, new

ideas and new possibilities for relations to the world

around them. Though the notion of " progess " is a

tenuous proposal, in this sphere I've found that it

applies.

 

 

Richard

 

 

 

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