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Re: Lobster Bisque (was: Did animals have rights before we invented rights?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 8 Jul 2001 02:42:13 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
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> > They are one of the most extreme "animal rights" organizations. While I
> > do feel there probably are some bad practices with animals, I don't
> > think blowing up buildings, burning buildings, and other such
> > destructive (and possibly endangering people) acts are at all a
> > reasonable way to try and raise attention about animal exploitation.
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> PETA does this? That's news to me! I've heard of PETA protests where people
> threw pies and even animal blood on employees (mainly execs if I remember
> correctly) of fur makers and cosmetics companies that use animals for
> testing.
That's vandalism, which isn't quite as nonviolent a form of civil
disobedience as some other ones, but it's small potatoes, I suppose.
Actually hitting someone might be a bit of "assault", though.
> Where did you hear about the blowing up and burning of buildings?
> Were these acts endorsed or sponsored by PETA or just randomly blamed on
> them? I'm sure PETA, at least the PETA I know, would not formally or
> informally endorse brutality to prevent brutality.
I'm with you on this, Dan. Their FAQ takes great pains to disassociate
themselves from the ALF and charging PETA with the actions of every random
Animal Rights activist is no more accurate than saying that the National
Socialist Libertarian Green Party (or whatever it was) is Libertarian.
> Now, I know Greenpeace
> has done some risky stuff, maybe that's who you're thinking of?
I used to give them money. Until they started vandalising. (or, that is,
until I realised that they did). Granted, what the French allegedly did to
them in retaliation is a lot worse.
++Lar
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