Reply #25: I suppose calling the academics BATSHIT NUTS is also off the table? [View All]

[davsand]

As much as I deplore animal cruelty, this kind of thing makes me almost as pissed off. They are our companion animals, no doubt, but I seriously doubt there are very many people who live with animals that do not view them as a form of family member.

PETA lost me when they tried to tell me that domesticating dogs and cats was a cruel act because it denies them their natural behaviors. Can't speak for anybody else here, but the cat living in this household eats, sleeps, and poops in a heated/air conditioned environment free of predators and threat. That food bowl is never empty, and food scarcity is not even on the radar. Feline health care is provided at no charge--including preventive meds.

Yeah, THAT cruel existence is not enjoyed by most American citizens.




Laura