Comments on: Obama swats a fly, PETA upset

By: John

John — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:08:23 +0000

I’ve conceded the reach; I’m not sure how many times you’d like me to repeat the concession. Now what about the main point of my very brief original post above, which is about PETA’s criticism of the killing of a FLY?!

By: Red

Red — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:49:04 +0000

OK, John, it was one hell of a reach! Unlike mice, bacteria don’t even have any nervous systems, so they can’t feel pain. And what do animal-rights activists do when they find a mouse in their house? Well, at Ace Hardware they sell Havahart cage traps which catch small animals alive and unharmed so they can be released very, very far from your property. It’s a bit presumtuous of you to assume that just because you can’t be bothered to use this option, then neither can anyone else.

By: John

John — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:35:17 +0000

Red,

Well it was a taxonomical reach, to be sure, but the point behind it remains: there are many ways in whichanimal rights activists do behave hypocritically. What do they do when mice invade their houses? (Hint: the same thing I do.)

By: Red

Red — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:29:46 +0000

John, you made a lot of references to bacteria and other single-celled organisms in the apparent belief that animal activists behave hypocritically toward them. The trouble is, bacteria aren’t actually animals.

According to any high school biology course, there are five taxonomic kingdoms of living organisms. Bear with me. In ascending order, the five kingdoms are…
1. Prokaryotes (single-celled organisms, including bacteria)
2. Viruses (yes, they have their own kingdom)
3. Fungi
4. Plants
5. Animals

So bacteria are very far removed from the animal kingdom. They’re nothing more than a
single cell each. There is no hypocrisy in an animal-rights activist taking antibiotics, and any biology textbook will tell you so. Hope I’ve given you a little more insight.