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Originally Posted by Matt Smith
Crowbob, it's a strange arguement to me for sure that you're taking, because you imply that nothing has a right unless Humans allow it to have one?? You're speaking from a legal perspective only? (nothing to do with the pitbulls at this stage of course).
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What is so difficult about this?
Rights, the concept, is a human construct. Do trees have rights, do stones have rights, does water have rights?
Animals do not have rights. It's very simple. Do animals deserve humane treatment? In my opinion they do. But I'm strange that way. Some people don't believe that.
If animals had rights all carnivors would be criminals. Some people believe they are. I don't. These same people who believe carnivores are criminals have no problem with eating blueberries. Is that because they've decided blueberries have no rights? If so, they're hypocrites.
So I'm in my shower and there's this big bug. I did not read that bug its Miranda rights. It never occurred to me that I was violating that bug's rights, civil or otherwise, before I squished it. So far, I have not heard from the ABLU, the bug cops or anybody. Would I squish a dog under similar circumstances? Damn right! Since I don't have a dog, if one appeared in my shower uninvited I'm not going to call my lawyer, or his lawyer.
A big tree branch falls on my garage. My next step is to sue the tree?