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Originally Posted by heep223
I find this really hard to think about, almost more so than humans suffering. I don't know why, I guess it's because animals are just so defenseless. The real failing here is that this guy should be going through the psychiatric system to get a diagnosis, medication, etc. Or maybe he did?
On the other hand, at least our society values animals and has laws in place with real consequences. A lot of places in the world wouldn't give two ####s.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” -Ghandi
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Mistreating animals is terrible, but this line of thinking I hear so often where people think more highly of animals is so distasteful to me. Children are defenseless. The elderly are defenseless. Certain disabilities can render a person defenseless. The thought of somebody torturing a dog is a vile one, but doing the same to a person is an order of magnitude worse.