Comments on: Not Every Dog Has Its Day

By: Alex85

Alex85 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:43:49 +0000

Again, got caught flatfooted. ,

By: anon5yrsold

anon5yrsold — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:07:43 +0000

We consume cows meat. we breed them to get food. milk and meat. We however dont eat dogs, nor breed them for food or meat. their purposed in the ecological cycle is different from the rest. We herd sheep for a different purpose. fish for different one. and even trees for a different function. For humans to have a bad life doesnt mean its expected for dogs to have a worser one because their a lesser specie. If you cant take care of a dog, dont get one. MORE SO dont get more than two!

Also if you treat your zoo animals like so? bring them back to the jungle where they would like to live. They didnt asked to be caged (for zoo profit) close your zoo and bring them back to the wild!

By: Ravi

Ravi — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:47:17 +0000

Seriously, where do we draw the line. If mammals are off-limits, what about birds? If not birds, what about amphibians? If not amphibians, what about fish? If not fish, what about sea sponges? If not sea sponges, what about plants? It’s a very slippery slope. Each has less “consciousness” than the previous. By the way, we don’t enslave anything in terms of other creatures unless we all enslave something, which conceptually is pointless to bring up.

It’s almost funny to expect people who make beef to care about a cow’s feelings. Of course, the meat industry doesn’t give a hoot about the cows. It’s like telling someone to make sure the tomato feels happy as they eat it.

And yes, cutting meat looks ugly. When they kill a cow by slitting its throat, blood spurts out. It’s the most efficient and the quickest way to kill a cow. It’s not sentimental. It’s not a cause. It’s pure survival. We need the calories.

By: Nimisha

Nimisha — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:25:47 +0000

It’s all about enslaving nature. Look around yourself - even in a country (like the US) where dogs are treated humanely, there are many animals that aren’t. Look into the workings of the meat industry, and you’ll know.

By: Aditya

Aditya — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:15:39 +0000

It’s not about enslaving nature, Nimisha.

In a country where human lives are a discount, it is very optimistic to hope that dogs will get humane treatment.

I pass by the slums of Dharavi (in Mumbai) on my way to work every morning and when I see the conditions in which people live, I wonder whether a dog’s life would be better.

Go to most of India’s zoos and it is depressing to see a majestic lion caged up in a 50 square feet enclosure, with rowdy kids throwing trash on it. At least the dog is free to scavenge for food.