View Full Version : Animal rights? Now what's that all about?


Miss
30-12-2004, 16:27
Last night, I was watching Wife Swap USA.

The woman who was on there from Ankansas was an "animal rights activist"... Although it seemed to be her activities were mainly confined to crying, and apologising, to dead stuffed animals. Then, towards the end, when she found out the other wide had put her dogs in the garden, she burst into floods of tears.

It all seemed a bit soppy to me. I don't agree with animal cruelty, but someimes I feel that some people get their priorities all wrong. I mean, the other day my boyfriend's mum was saying that if she saw a dog drowning she would go out to save it, but if it was a person then wouldn't bother!

Strix
30-12-2004, 16:32
You've a better chance of being 'bitten' by the person than the dog.

Shame there's so many selfish gits out there these days.

Wading out to a drowning person will probably result in a lawsuit if you don't do everything by the book. And as we're not all firemen or lifeguards, the book isn't readily available to us.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

(I'm an interfering busy body, who does help people without thinking)

neeeeeeeeeek
30-12-2004, 16:36
that woman should have been put down. In fact all of them should have apart from her daugher and the dogs!

poppins
30-12-2004, 18:55
A girl i once knew told me quite proudly if she was backing her car out her driveway and there was a child and a cat in her path, she would rather run over the child to avoid the cat.

I have no use for animal rights activists.

kris_uni
30-12-2004, 18:57
Oh i love a good bit o' steak, me :D

poppins
30-12-2004, 18:59
Originally posted by kris_uni
Oh i love a good bit o' steak, me :D

Don't get it !

kris_uni
30-12-2004, 19:01
Originally posted by poppins
Don't get it ! eh???

jonsastar
30-12-2004, 19:05
I do not agree with experimenting on lower species, or same species or on living beings.

But I am not a vegitarian, It is better if the animals I eat have had a nice life up untill slaughter. I am glad I am not a tasty animal other wise I would be f*cked.

Cyclone
30-12-2004, 19:56
Originally posted by Strix
You've a better chance of being 'bitten' by the person than the dog.

Shame there's so many selfish gits out there these days.

Wading out to a drowning person will probably result in a lawsuit if you don't do everything by the book. And as we're not all firemen or lifeguards, the book isn't readily available to us.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

(I'm an interfering busy body, who does help people without thinking)

any such claim would be laughed out of court.

depoix
30-12-2004, 20:18
Originally posted by Cyclone
any such claim would be laughed out of court. years ago during the miners strike there was a bad road accident,a woman had very severe cuts to her leg losing a lot of blood,a miner who was close by came to her assistance,the best way to stop the blood loss was to put pressure on the artery and the best place at the time was in her pelvic/groin area,he saved her life,the cow tried to sue him for sexual assault, sometimes it just doesn,t pay to get involved

angel_b
30-12-2004, 20:25
Originally posted by Miss
The woman who was on there from Ankansas was an "animal rights activist"... Although it seemed to be her activities were mainly confined to crying, and apologising, to dead stuffed animals. Then, towards the end, when she found out the other wide had put her dogs in the garden, she burst into floods of tears.


Ooh, I was ready to smack the lot of them on that programme! I love how she was such a big activist and cared so much about animals that she only became a vegetarian *after* the wife swap.

Miss
31-12-2004, 10:32
Originally posted by angel_b
Ooh, I was ready to smack the lot of them on that programme! I love how she was such a big activist and cared so much about animals that she only became a vegetarian *after* the wife swap.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Soppy cow. Wish I'd been on that programme, I would've laughed in her face.They were obviously only Gods beautiful creatures until they were served with chips.

Although I felt really sorry tho for the husband who like shootin'... Everytime he went to kiss his wife, she'd turn it into a cuddle.

What I find so amusing is these middle class house wives who call themselves "activists"... Most of them couldn't organise an orgy in a brothel.

Greybeard
31-12-2004, 22:13
Originally posted by jonsastar
I am glad I am not a tasty animal other wise I would be f*cked.

I believe this does happen in the remoter parts of Wales, Derbyshire and the Scottish borders, but normally you'd just be killed, butchered and eaten :rolleyes: