> Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: > > Richard Baker wrote:
<snippage> > > ... Suppose we have a "time scoop" that can > pluck ancestors of > > modern humans out of the past and into the present > >...enough to make up a small town's population, > grabbing them at 1000 > > year intervals...I don't think anyone would argue > that the ancestors > > from AD1000, AD1 or 1000BC shouldn't be granted > human rights. But how > > about the small rodent-like ones from > 100,000,000BC? Then where is the line to be drawn? > I think this imaginary experiment shows that "human > rights" should > be granted to animals, but with less strict > criteria. For example, chimps > should have some human rights, but not all [at least > now]. And protections ought to be granted to other, less intelligent animals -- frex at least minimal space to move, sunlight exposure, non-fetid air etc. for our food animals. Excessive suffering, such as endured by geese for fois gras or calves for veal, should be outlawed (and in some places already is). Laws that are already in place against cruelty need to be enforced. I've previously lambasted various portions of the horse showing and racing world - but quick profit trumps stewardship in too many cases. Debbi Barbaro And Ruffian And... Maru >:/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
