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Originally Posted by dammage79
In the real world kicking a dog is a crime, its abuse. Charges would be pressed if someone chose to step up and press them and henceforth would lose your dog and get a hefty fine. And its not going to affect the rest of the humans in any way. But it will affect you. Thing is again, when it comes down to your perceived view that it is a criminal act to boil a shellfish, no one is going to get charged for cooking a meal. See the ridiculous comparison you are trying to make?
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Well, laws are an artificial construct in and of themselves. Homosexuality is a crime in many countries. You can't seriously base your ethics solely on what is legal vs illegal within a given border.
I think the "plants feel pain" bit was covered a few pages back, but that's how these threads tend to go.
"PLANTS FEEL PAIN TOO"
"No they don't, and most certainly not to the extent that animals do and even if they did eating plants would mean less suffering.."
"BUT PLANTS FEEL PAIN TOO!!"
And around we go....