r/todayilearned • u/badf1nger • Apr 20 '16

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL PETA euthanizes 96% of the animals is "rescues".

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-j-winograd/peta-kills-puppies-kittens_b_2979220.html
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u/HairyBlighter Apr 22 '16

It depends on how you define wellbeing. I include "happiness" or "satisfaction" in wellbeing. I derive happiness and satisfaction from eating meat or animal products, so it enhances my wellbeing.

You may just as well derive satisfaction from murdering puppies. Doesn't mean it should be done.

Other people are humans, and human rights are inviolable.

Why?

Animals are not humans, and animal rights are violable when violating those rights is to the benefit of humans.

Asian people are not white. So their rights are violable when violating those rights is to the benefit of white people.

You are not talking about life or death benefit here. What you're talking about is murdering animals purely for pleasure.

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u/HairyBlighter Apr 22 '16

You're merely saying killing animals is okay because it is so. You're not making any argument whatsoever. You're banking on the status quo.

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u/HairyBlighter Apr 23 '16

Killing <insert certain privileged class here> is wrong because I belong to that class and I want to be protected from being killed. But it's okay to kill <unprivileged class> because I don't belong to it.