Animal abuse?

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  1. Fexxel

    Fexxel Level IV

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    This is somewhat a follow through of those kids who beat a cat for youtube so they could "just get some more subscribers".
    Do you think that for any reason, Animal abuse should be aloud?
    Here are some examples of why it maybe should be aloud:
    -getting out ones anger
    -humans are the dominant species, shouldn't we be able to do whatever we want?
    -who cares about animals in the first place?!!?!
    -People torture animals for money (dog fighting clubs, ect...) shouldn't we just join 'em?
    I am against animal abuse btw...
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    THE DEBATE SUBJECT: Should animal abuse be aloud in the USA?
    My side: No, killing and hurting animals for personal gain is wrong because they are, like us, living.
     
  2. Royal

    Royal Level IV

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    I think everyone will say no to this, so there won't really be a debate. Only a sick twisted person would want animal abuse to be legal.
     
  3. Fexxel

    Fexxel Level IV

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    And there is, scarily, a lot people who are twisted like that. Good prediction though. The reason of this debate is to get the other side, the pro-animal abuse, to be revealed. Im trying to look through animal abusers point of view, it's just not working out so well.
     
  4. gregoden52

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    Well...there are different levels of amimal abuse. Kicking your cat away so it doesn't eat your is fine, but when you intentionally just hit it over and over again for no reason that is wrong.
     
  5. Fexxel

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    See Royal! Now I can see some of the other point of view...
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    So you are saying that as long as you don't beat down your pet its OK?
     
  6. gregoden52

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    No...not really. Hitting your animal is wrong. But, its understandable if you kick your cat away or w/e once in a while because its annoying you. We're human...we all make mistakes ;)
     
  7. Fexxel

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    Oh, so you are saying that we can hita nimals if they are annoying us then?
     
  8. gregoden52

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    Well, I don't hit my animals...I have a few cats. But, every once in a while if there annoying me i'll push them away or something...I guess I don't even really hit them :| I'm just saying people who intentionally hit animals for no reason are cruel. Thats not even including people who use them for fighting...MICHEAL VICK :X:
     
  9. Fexxel

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    I have a dog, and I hug it some times. I guess thats not animal abuse though.
     
  10. gregoden52

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    What kind of dog do you have?
     
  11. Fexxel

    Fexxel Level IV

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    I have a Havanese, white furball thing. Really small, really cute.
     
  12. gregoden52

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    Holy crap...I just googled it and they are really small...They have to be one of the smallest dogs out there for sure :D
     
  13. Fexxel

    Fexxel Level IV

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    Mine looks just like this one:
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  14. gregoden52

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    Nice...those are really small. How much do they weigh?
     
  15. Fexxel

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    No idea. I think like 12 IB.
     
  16. chillin

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    i have no problem with cock fights or dog fights,but when its a human actually doing the beating im aginst it.

    when two animals are fighting they actually have a chance thats why i dont have any problem with it.
     
  17. Fexxel

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    Oh, so if your dog is kidnapped then killed by a ferocious dog in a fighting ring, bleading to death, you dont have a problem with it?!
     
  18. Anfan

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    As I see it animal abuse is wrong in all forms (after all, this is regarding animal ABUSE), but I can see gregoden's point in some senses, e.g. if my cat decides to walk across my keyboard I'll shove her off to not get cat hair between my keys. >.<

    I don't think that qualifies as "abuse", though, so it's a moot point.
     
  19. gregoden52

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    I've never really thought of it like that...I don't really know what i'd do if I saw 2 dogs trying to kill each other.
     
  20. Fexxel

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    You just contradicted yourself... You say that animal abuse is wrong in all forms, but then you say that its ok to hit a cat off your keyboard.