Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Not Much of a Change in my Heart about Animals ...
In "a Change of Heart about Animals," Jeremy Rifkin discusses the scientific evidence for animals being equivalent to us and that we should treaty them as equals but I totally disagree. Animals have been treated as they are for a long period of time and they continue to be perfectly fine. Why should I have to restrict myself from eating meats and wearing the expensive fur or leather coat I want to wear? Before, animal hide was peoples only way people were able to acquire clothing. Besides like Bob Stevens said, "In nature animals naturally kill and eat each other" so why should we be the exception ? Although, I do still want to eat my meats and wear my coats and other such things, I still agree that animals should be respected but as they have been. Going as far as to give them rights and let them reign free is completely ridiculous but keeping them well treated as they have been is perfectly fine in my perspective.
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I disagree with you only on the topic of expensive fur coats because if you watch a video of animals being skinned, they don't sit there and take the pain without a complaint. Animals scream and yell because they are being skinned alive in most cases. In the past, animal hide was used for clothing and shelter only because there weren't other resources like the ones we have now. Hell, I mean they used sticks as weapons. I personally think Jeremy Rifkin is not trying to persuade his readers to be complete PETA activists and turn vegan, but he wants to change the views of the world to be more humane and think before they act towards animals.
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