Not sure about feelings but they certainly feel pain. On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 3:42 AM, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is more informative than you know. > No, I haven't interacted with a chicken. And I suppose my gauge of whether > I > care about an animal's plight is how capable it is of suffering (at least > as > we know it). > > So if the chicken is a pretty mindless grunt creature then I feel less > sympathy toward them and the handling they receive in order to fuel > society's immense hunger for them. > > I see it like this: There has to be a line somewhere. It's different for > each of us. Some folks are all broken up about the plight of every living > creature except, let's say, spiders. Or maybe they feel sympathy for > spiders, but not so much fleas and gnats. Or maybe they feel sympathy > toward > gnats but not so much for, I don't know, slugs, or tadpoles, or germs or > something. > > So it's hypocritical for people to express sympathy for slaughtered > chickens > but not for the mosquito they swat off their arm. > > For me: I guess I draw the line where the animal actually suffers. But how > do we really know if an animal suffers? We do not. So I figure let's use > as > needed, but husband as best we can, the animals we've been given. > > Truth told, I am not convinced that even dogs have "feelings". Sure, they > exhibit signs that suggest they feel, but we don't know what those signs > really mean. They could simply be outward behaviors developed over the > centuries in order to elicit fortuitous responses from humans. This > supports > survival. So when Rover gives you puppy dog eyes, you give him your pizza > crust. And when Fuzzy cowers when you come home and she's chewed your > shoes, > you have increased sympathy on her. > > Brian > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:04:53 -0800 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > We used to feed chickens the carcasses or roast chicken we'd had for > > > > dinner. They loved it. > > > > > > They won't even wait for them to be cooked. See what happens > > > when you get an injured chicken in a flock. > > > > That's why de-beaking is common ... > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
