Petulance: Animal Ethicists are Just More Liberal Killjoys
May 26, 2011 | Filed Under Animal Rights, Daniel Clark, Democrats/Leftists, Ethics, Government, Government, Corruption, Liberals, PCism, PETA, Rights, Society/Culture, Western Civilization | Comments Off
-By Daniel Clark
“I am not an animal! I am a human being!”
That John Merrick, what a bigot. Didn’t he realize that by claiming superiority over other creatures, he was being speciesist? Too bad there weren’t any “animal ethicists” around in those days to set him straight.
A new pseudo-academic periodical called the Journal of Animal Ethics claims that much of the language we use in reference to our furry friends is demeaning and exploitative, and may even contribute to animal cruelty. Among the chief offenders, believe it or not, is the word “pet.” Actually, they might have a point there. Andy Capp and Flo address each other as “pet” all the time, just before proceeding to beat the fish and chips out of each other.
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Cuz Animals Are People Too, Ya Know?
December 23, 2009 | Filed Under Animals, Democrats/Leftists, Humor, Liberals, PETA, Rights, Science, Society/Culture, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
I’ve always been amazed at liberals when it comes to their absurd penchant for acting as if animals are somehow just like people. This anthropomorphizing of the animal kingdom is fine if you are talking with kids, reading fairy tales, or creating entertainment, but when you are talking like adults about science or generally about animals there is no place for it. Animals are not people. It’s just that simple.
But apparently we can’t tell that to the left-wingers at NPR because on Dec. 22 on the Morning Edition program we got a pretty silly story about baboons and their “mystical moment” that beggers description.
The story is about a troop of 30 baboons in Kenya that was being observed by professor Barbara Smuts who was studying them for several months. As it happened, one day as Smuts was following the troop back to its sleeping area, the whole troops stopped dead in its tracks.
Here is how NPR described the incident:
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