Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 On Sunday, January 4, 2004, at 08:59 PM, wrote: > Message: 14 > Sun, 04 Jan 2004 21:32:15 -0000 > " Sheryl " <ssarndt > Re: vegan cats > > , " nadiana01 " > <nadiana1@a...> wrote: >> >>> So then, here is the ethical question of the day......is it > VEGAN to >>> keep a cat (a known carnivore) as a pet? >> >> i guess it's no less so than marrying a carnivore, or letting your >> kids eat meat in the house. >> >> would it be vegan to let them die in the pound? > > > Interesting question!! I guess we can take the vegan thing to > whatever degree we like. > Here is another question: I have a neighbor who keeps 2 dogs in her > VERY small backyard with no shelter from the elements. He should be chained outside for a year in Nebraska, then. Serve him right. > They also > bark incessantly. It's called bitching for good reason. > The barking is very annoying, but after looking > in their backyard I understand why they bark. The poor dogs are > literally imprisoned in a small (roughly 20ft x 50ft) area that is > walled off with cement blocks. (This is how backyards come in > Albuquerque) They have no toys and nothing to do back there and no > human attention since their owners quite literally ignore them. Sick bastards. And of course if you call the Inhumane Society, their answer is to kill them. Typical. > I > have never seen them taken out for walks and there is no shelter for > them spare a small plastic child's playhouse with no floor. It has > been below freezing at night here several times this winter. I do > not know these people. But we all know the type. > They moved in just a few weeks ago. As an > ethical person and aspiring vegan person what should I do? In a movie you'd get a group of friends to kidnap the dogs while the morons are at work, and place them in a healthy, caring environment. This isn't a movie, though. > The > neighbors on the other side of them met one of them and thought she > was incredibly rude to her. She also says that she is fearful to do > or say anything because of what they might do in retaliation to her > and/or her house. Isn't fear lovely? Homeland Insecurity would be so pleased. > Our homes are literally less than 10 feet from > each other. The rest of us are quite distressed by this incessant > barking 24/7. I'm distressed by the barking and very disturbed that > such irresponsible people are keeping dogs in their backyard without > proper care. Actually, the rational thing is to complain to the police. There must be a noise ordinance. Cops will then talk to the people, who will then probably ignore things. Then the second and third calls will have the cops doing something Although it's likey to be removing the animals, which means death. Is death better than slow life-long neglect torture? > Listen, Meg, you're a one-of-a-kind girl with a mind of your own. That's what people hate. --Family Guy by Seth MacFarland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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