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    • Some views on animal cruelty

    James’ dad runs one of the big race courses in Auckland so when we were there I got to go in and pat the horses. It was damn awesome. I always thought horse racing was cruel, because vegans always tell you it is and compare it to dog fighting.  But equines are actually very competitive and they love running really fast and getting the praise of being the best. Gambling is still bad in my books as well as whipping horses or putting them down just because they make no money for you. The horses I met were well looked after and while happy to be petted were looking forward to getting out on the tracks.

    Also according to PETA idealism, it’s cruel to cage birds, well the little tweeters hate being anywhere else. Outside there is the threat of giant crows and the neightbours cat so who wants to be there when you are safe in your nest? Admittedly their cage is longer than they care to fly and having them in something smaller may be mean. Even Andrew Bird who we have had since he was a baby will fly straight back to the cage everytime we take him out.

    So if some birds are happy to be in cages and some horses happy to race, what is cruel? Clubbing Seals?

    stopclubbingbabyseals

    Research has shown that when the hakapik is used correctly the seals die quickly and painlessly and we’re not running out of seals like we are whales. So what’s the problem? One issue is people who are not educated in how to use the hakapik correctly which causes prolonged pain for the animals. But instead of educating, animal rights groups rally against fur wearers >

    There is one explanation to why seal clubbing is a prominent cruelty issue. I mean seriously who would you rather have on your poster?

    animalcruelty

    There certainly are instances of animal cruelty which need to be dealt to, but try and look at it from another perceptive. My mother used to pity the Polar bears in the Auckland zoo, because it surely isn’t cold enough for them, and yet scientists are now predicting the north pole to be gone in summer 2013 > which means the only polar bears left will be those in a zoo.

    I honestly wish we’d kept some mammoths in a zoo to breed!

    • anna rose
      Yes I was going to credit you for the tshirt, as I was reminded of it when reading about the seal clubbing. It's a shame it's missing :(

      As for why they kill seals it may be unnecessary, but I would rather have a seal fur coat made in Canada than a polyester jumper made in China.

      You might be right about race horses being under fed, most of the girls at the Melbourne Cup are as well.
    • In regards to horse-racing, the horses are often under-fed to get them lighter to be able to run (my step-sisters used to ride competitively, one of their current horses is an ex-racehorse and REALLY fucked up about food.) And in regards to seal clubbing, it is the fact that killing seals is TOTALLY unnecessary. One of the major justifications for the cull is that "there's too many and they're eating all the fish" but the fish they are talking about (I think cod) aren't actually part of the seal's diet, and there have been studies that have shown the decline in numbers is actually due to over-fishing. Also, the hunters aren't supposed to kill the cute fluffy babies, but they kill their parents so the babies die of starvation anyway.

      Also a lot of the stuff about anti-fur is because most fur comes from China which has pretty horrific fur-farms.

      Lastly I used to have that t-shirt but it has mysteriously gone missing and I am very upset :(
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