[RobRoy]

First, your comment about slaves is a red herring. Second, we obviously come from different philosophical positions on this thing. BTWE, to show you how much we differ, I consider the sea mammals as part of the non-human BM group.

That's ok, it's what makes this site so fascinating.

[JavaTheHutt]

First, your comment about slaves is a red herring.

OK, please explain how this is a red herring. Personally, I see absolutely no difference in the slave owner of olden days feeling saying he had a right to torture, mutilate, and take the life of his very own personal property, and your statement that if this guy was the owner of the kitten, then he did nothing that should be considered illegal.