For a bit of balance, it's good to see the Nepalese holding a special festival to celebrate humans' special bond with dogs:
https://www.thedodo.com/nepal-festival-celebrates-dogs-1218492472.html
Someone should tell those c***s in China.
There is a particular amount of emotion around the treatment of dogs because of the function that they play in our society. Aside from being loyal pets and an important part of many families, there are working dogs, guide dogs and sniffer dogs etc. In essence, culturally, dogs play a role on our...
I'd argue that, generally speaking, dogs and cats are far more domesticated than some of the other animals that you've listed - particularly in this country. As it is, I acknowledge that my viewpoint might not be shared by everyone or indeed anyone else, but it's one than I'm not budging from.
As someone who shares a similar opinion to gregbrighton, I'll try and articulate it from my point of view.
As irrational as it might seem to advocate eating some animals but not others, for me it comes down to the domesticated nature of cats and dogs (and indeed any other animals kept as...
Humans can form a bond with a dog that cannot be replicated with many other animals. Reading about this disgraceful festival in China has made me more upset then I've been in a very long time.
If you eat a dog, you're a c***t. No more, no less. If you condone violence against dogs, you're a...