[279] in Vegetarian_Support_Group
Re: Animal's Rights
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (aleung@das.harvard.edu)
Mon Nov 28 21:09:56 1994
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 21:07:51 EST
From: aleung@das.harvard.edu
To: lakhani@wharton.upenn.edu
Cc: vsg@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9411280740.AA02063@MIT.EDU> (lakhani@wharton.upenn.edu)
Mitesh,
I certainly don't agree that rights can only come with the ability to
reason. Human infants don't seem to be any more intelligent than many
non-human animals, but I don't think many people would support the
idea of a "baby farm". "It's not whether they can reason, it's whether
they can suffer." I support animals' rights not because they are cute
and everything, but because I don't want them to suffer. This remind
me of a very stimulating discussion I had with a friend. We were
talking about reports that certain plants seem to have feelings and
emotions, and we were saying maybe we should just eat fruits and seeds
if that was true. I really don't see what's the big deal of being a
vegetarian. It's our own choice afterall. Nobody seems to need to
defend his/her choice of not eating dogs. I don't see why we should
apologize for choosing not to eat dogs or chickens or any other animals.
Andy
