Richard Twine wrote:
>I was also slightly disturbed by the
>argument that tries to legitimate meat-eating which says: we are animals
>and other
>animals kill so why can't we? Convenient essentialism. The word "animal" is a
>politically appropriated category. Sometimes it suits the dominant ideology to
>assert difference from other animals and at other times such as in the above
>example similarity is conveniently asserted.
So does that make other animals superior to humans or what? What requires
humans to forgo eating other animals? Does this apply to other carnivores?
If so, how do we enforce it? (A firend of mine saw live rats and rabbits
being fed to aligators in a pet store.) How do we persuade coyotees from
eating whatever animals they eat. (rabbits?) Are vegetarian animals
superior to meat eaters? what gives us the right to any living thing
including veggies? Maybe lettuce has a mind or something.
I think I still like pooched salmon
Betty
