Sticking in politics because aren’t we at a point where we should be discussing banning animal slavery? Pay Boston Dynamics and they’ll provide perfectly good working robot horses for sport.
as a horse girl, i have no idea how you can proclaim to be a dressage rider while being cruel to horses. it’s infuriating
Banning animal slavery? Please!
So, I’ve been doing the vegan thing for about 5 years now (yes I just had to tell you about it), and one thing that I still struggle with morally is pet ownership. If a cat needed rescuing because they were previously captive and now don’t have a home, then sure, I guess, but then I wonder like, how much am I, even by way of rescuing a cat, just going back to contributing the barbaric meat industry? (Not contributing to it was arguably the point of going vegan) How many cows/chicken/sheep/fish need to die to keep this cat alive? And why do I value this cat so much more highly than all those other animals?
Is pet ownership animal exploitation/slavery? I don’t really know. If we’re talking about a horse where you ride around on its back and hit it with whips I’d argue definitely yes, but like, a dog or a cat? I dunno.
I do love dogs and cats though and feel that our experiences on this planet are very much enriched by them being around, so I’m certainly not advocating for a ban on pet ownership, not right now anyway.
Maybe I should be posting this in a philosophy sub.
Owning a dog/cat is symbiotic. The same can’t be said for horses. They’re locked up and forced to give humans rides.
Making a dog/cat vegan is animal cruelty. Sourcing responsible foods is a responsibility and something you should do for yourself as well as your pet.
I never suggested making a dog or cat vegan.
Aye, I was just adding food for your philosophical thoughts
we at a point where we should be discussing banning animal slavery
What the fuck is “animal slavery”?
The forceful imprisonment and exploitation of sapient (or sentient? I can never remember) creatures solely for what they can provide for humans.
That is essentially a definition of having an animal, starting with dogs, chickens or ducks and ending on pigs, cattle and goldfish. Since when is it a “slavery”? 🙄
