It won't happen in my lifetime, but my hope is: "The time will come when we
will look on the murder of animals as we now look on the murder of men." - Leonardo DaVinci.
Dear Jo, I'm with you all the way.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Liz Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:44:46 EDT
Yes, I understand what you are saying. And you are raising interesting
questions beyond the morality of sacrificing one animal to save another. I still
contend that if the animal is going to die regardless, it would be better to
harvest the organs to save another. Whether the animal would be treated humanely
would rest in the hands of the individual medical team doing the transplant.
One would hope that these people have an innate love and respect for animals or
they would not be in the profession, and especially at the level of a
transplant team. Since the cost is beyond the reach of most, it will probably never
become an issue, but ideally there would be standards in place to insure humane
treatment.
As far as the "slaughterhouse"...lets not even go there! I've been Vegan for
nearly 30 years because of the inhumane treatment of animals in
slaughterhouses, furfarms, dairies, etc. I am also an organ donor. And I've been rescuing
animals for over 25 years. I currently have 19 cats and 3 dogs.... many with
special needs, all having been abused, neglected, orphaned, etc. Sadly, our
shelter leads the nation in the euthanasia of healthy but homeless pets, and the
private no-kill shelters are always overflowing. Its a sad situation any way
you look at it.
It won't happen in my lifetime, but my hope is: "The time will come when we will look on the murder of animals as we now look on the murder of men." - Leonardo DaVinci.
Best wishes for a wonderful Labor Day weekend.
Jo
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