Not being funny but everyone is bashing the people who do the skinning of animals, but those guys are probably on pennies a day, those pennies feeding their families and keeping a roof over their heads.
Where there is demand there will always be a supply chain, however inhumane it is.
Yes, killing animals that way is crappy but why are people not up in arms about an eagle ripping a rabbit apart as it eats it, a crocodile slowly dragging an antelope to its death in a deathroll under water, or even a chicken ripping a worm apart after dragging it from the ground.
Its because we think of cuddly things like cats and dogs as 'family' and when these creatures are killed it hits home as part of your family being killed, or watching a video connects you to your pet.
You see that worm being ripped apart by a chicken doesn't make the hoardes reach for their wallets and send cash to PETA et all, and why is that - because the worm isn't seen as warm and cuddly.
I keep chickens in by back garden and seeing battery hens bugs me a bit, my girls are free to wander the garden - most people wouldn't give a monkies about seeing battery hens on TV whereas I do.
Its a harsh way to look at life but animals get killed every day - whether thats at the hands of man or being ripped apart by something higher up the food chain.
Don't get me wrong, I love animals - my back garden looks like a petting zoo thanks to all the animals we have out there, but in my mind throwing money at so called anti-cruelty organisations is as much use as posting it down the drain.
Yes, with the cash you see flashy adverts, posters, people with bullhorns shouting about it on street corners but how much of that money goes towards actually saving (and then not putting to sleep) anything?
As for PETA being a terrorist organisation, possibly - there are some extreme members in all organisations.
Think of all the explosive devices sent to workers in animal labs (Huntingdon being a very good example in the UK) all in the name 'animal cruelty'.
Yes, Huntingdon does do experiments on animals, some I think are not worth it (cosmetics) but a lot are looking for cures to horrible diseases that I have no problems with. At the end of the day I would prefer a monkey to die instead of one of my family.
Whether you agree or disagree with what people do to others / animals / forests / whales etc doesn't mean diddly squat - different cultures, different outlooks on life, its the East / West divide that echoes through history.
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