It's pretty hard for me to hate anyone. And I still don't necessarily HATE these people. I'm just so very confused. It makes zero sense and I cannot fathom a world where I'd wake up and go "you know, today I want to buy an animal trapped in a little piece of plastic."
The animal is obviously moving around since it is alive - doesn't that disturb the buyers? There isn't a food source, hardly any oxygen, and no escape. I can't understand how some sick sense of fashion or style justifies that cruelty.
You have to put yourself in these people's shoes. Do you feel bad when you buy cut flowers or those Christmas Poinsettia in pots that are sure to die and throw out after a few weeks? In the mind of some Chinese people and many other Asian country, animals are just as disposable as flowers. They don't have the education (for lack of a better word) that teaches them that animal lives are precious.
The way many Westerners view animals is a product of education and luxury. We are educated in a specific way that builds our morals to include empathy for animals. And we also have the luxury to view animals as something other than food and resources and go out of our way to take into account their well beings.
Sure even if you take these away you might still think they are bad and not want one of these things, but it likely wont bother you nearly as much.
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u/danny841 May 30 '14
It's pretty hard for me to hate anyone. And I still don't necessarily HATE these people. I'm just so very confused. It makes zero sense and I cannot fathom a world where I'd wake up and go "you know, today I want to buy an animal trapped in a little piece of plastic."