a change of heart.
Now, as most of you know, I am no radical animal lover. I have often said that I disapprove of PETA and their methods, and still do in many cases, but now I'm not so sure. I just spent the last half hour making myself look at photos and videos of animal cruelty, and y'know what? After about five minutes I found myself bawling like a little baby. I had no idea that the indignities inflicted upon animals were so many and varied. I have always been opposed to animal testing, but some of the photos I have seen tonight actually made me vomit. Some of the "experiments" that people perform on animals have no practical application, or at least appear not to, and even if they do, it's still sickening.
For one, I find scientific experimentation on primates of any kind to be reprehensible. I have always held this belief, but it has been reinforced. Some of the things that Universities in the United States and Abroad do to "lesser" primates, such as cerebral vivisection, psychological stress induction, and various other things are simply some of the most heinous crimes I can imagine. We know that primates are intelligent, so why must we subject them to torture? If you don't think it's torture, look at the face of a macaque as it's strapped to a chair and its (exposed) brain is being fiddled with by researchers. WHAT THE FUCK?!
Also, vivisection in general. I didn't used to get riled up about testing on rabbits and mice and rats and such, because I never really thought of them as intelligent animals. Well. I don't care how intelligent an animal is, but inflicting radiation burns on a rabbit and then leaving the wound untreated to see how long it takes to die is not right.
Thirdly, Dogs. Who The Fuck decided that medical and scientific testing on dogs was okay? How can you look into the face of a dog (commonly beagles, no less), and not want to give it a hug? some of the things I have seen dogs subjected to are inhumane and inhuman. I won't go into it, because some of you may have weak stomachs. I will say, however, that I firmly believe that EVERYONE involved in research, testing or slaughter is thoroughly sociopathic.
I know that I brag that I'll eat anything that bleeds when you kill it, but I dunno anymore. If I could, I'd probably stop eating meat altogether.
For one, I find scientific experimentation on primates of any kind to be reprehensible. I have always held this belief, but it has been reinforced. Some of the things that Universities in the United States and Abroad do to "lesser" primates, such as cerebral vivisection, psychological stress induction, and various other things are simply some of the most heinous crimes I can imagine. We know that primates are intelligent, so why must we subject them to torture? If you don't think it's torture, look at the face of a macaque as it's strapped to a chair and its (exposed) brain is being fiddled with by researchers. WHAT THE FUCK?!
Also, vivisection in general. I didn't used to get riled up about testing on rabbits and mice and rats and such, because I never really thought of them as intelligent animals. Well. I don't care how intelligent an animal is, but inflicting radiation burns on a rabbit and then leaving the wound untreated to see how long it takes to die is not right.
Thirdly, Dogs. Who The Fuck decided that medical and scientific testing on dogs was okay? How can you look into the face of a dog (commonly beagles, no less), and not want to give it a hug? some of the things I have seen dogs subjected to are inhumane and inhuman. I won't go into it, because some of you may have weak stomachs. I will say, however, that I firmly believe that EVERYONE involved in research, testing or slaughter is thoroughly sociopathic.
I know that I brag that I'll eat anything that bleeds when you kill it, but I dunno anymore. If I could, I'd probably stop eating meat altogether.