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Rutgers law professors say pets are 'animal slaves,' argue domestication is form of torture
The Washington Times ^ | September 22, 2016 | Jessica Chasmar

Posted on 09/24/2016 7:51:38 AM PDT by kevcol

They wrote that in a fair and just world, “there would be no pets at all, no fields full of sheep, and no barns full of pigs, cows and egg-laying hens. There would be no aquaria and no zoos.”

“If animals matter morally, we must recalibrate all aspects of our relationship with them. The issue we must confront is not whether our exploitation of them is ‘humane’ — with all of the concomitant tinkering with the practices of animal-use industries — but rather whether we can justify using them at all,” they concluded.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: education; liberals; peta; universities
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1 posted on 09/24/2016 7:51:39 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

He’s never had a cat.


2 posted on 09/24/2016 7:52:12 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

He’s wearing a dead cat on his head


3 posted on 09/24/2016 7:52:55 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: kevcol

My two Golden Retrievers are very happy.

This is just nuts.


4 posted on 09/24/2016 7:53:41 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: kevcol

Yup, as my tagline says.


5 posted on 09/24/2016 7:53:54 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: kevcol
From the article ...

"His bio states Mr. Francione is currently on leave."

To which I add "...of his senses."

6 posted on 09/24/2016 7:54:13 AM PDT by BlueLancer ("If the present tries to sit in judgment on the past, it will lose the future." Winston Churchill)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Can we just start killing them now. I’ve really had enough of of their head games. This is not fun anymore.


7 posted on 09/24/2016 7:55:01 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: kevcol

When the dog learns to clean the garage and shovel the driveway...call me.


8 posted on 09/24/2016 7:55:25 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (that's)
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To: kevcol

If animals didn’t provide us with food or companionship, there would be no domestic animals. Maybe it’s these wackos Final Solution.


9 posted on 09/24/2016 7:55:29 AM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The dogs are my personal trainers. The cat is Massah.


10 posted on 09/24/2016 7:55:31 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: kevcol

Further proof of the claim that the title of professor should be granted only to STEM types. (Climate research clowns excepted, of course.)

The lib arts world has shat upon the term to such an extent that they have lost all credibility.

And given the lawyers in the public eye, that lowly profession leads the parade.


11 posted on 09/24/2016 7:55:33 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: kevcol
And MLK had pets... so... can we start tearing down the monuments that honor this slave trader of pets?
12 posted on 09/24/2016 7:55:55 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
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To: kevcol

How many gerbils does this guy have stuffed up his ass ?


13 posted on 09/24/2016 7:56:09 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: kevcol

If we could have given our cat a moment of extra-sentience and the ability to speak, and told him what we had in mind, including the “snipping”, and he knew what life in the wild was like, he’d pause, and then say. “Deal.”


14 posted on 09/24/2016 7:56:28 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Agreed. I was under the impression that I was our cat’s slave. I know that he thought so too.


15 posted on 09/24/2016 7:56:37 AM PDT by jonathonandjennifer
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To: Salamander

animal slave ping


16 posted on 09/24/2016 7:56:58 AM PDT by Pelham (DLM. Deplorable Lives Matter)
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To: kevcol

These lieberal sheep pets live under the protection of the USA. Fools—take away the protections that shepherds and ranchers provide for their animals and the predators will feast on them instead. Moron insane leftist.


17 posted on 09/24/2016 7:57:07 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny (agent Able Deplor))
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To: kevcol
My dachshund lives the life of Riley. He has 2 pets of his own—me and my husband. :-)
18 posted on 09/24/2016 7:57:07 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: kevcol
Does he know that plants are also living beings?

what about their rights?

19 posted on 09/24/2016 7:57:10 AM PDT by oldbrowser (Clinton Foundation donations must be turned over to the U.S. like any other gifts.)
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To: kevcol

If man is free there should be no law schools, and no law professors.


20 posted on 09/24/2016 7:58:30 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (One party feigns virtue, the other flaunts its corruption. May God reward both as they deserve.)
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