Why do people have no regard for the pain and suffering of animals?
458739
Actually, in most cases I find it's just the opposite. A lot of my friends can't watch the scene in Braveheart where horses get killed. They don't have a problem with the human violence, but they simply cannot stand seeing the horses getting killed. One of my teachers actually brought this up in a class one time: why is the suffering of animals so much worse than the suffering of humans?\n\nBut, with regards to people who actually DO fit your profile: there was a belief that since animals had no souls (which, at the time, was an undisputed fact), they couldn't actually feel pain. And even if they whine and scream and cry, they're only reacting in a way that they think they should react instead of actually feeling pain. Of course, most people these days say that's b*llshit, but, well...you gotta love archaic medical science.
1143882
It is human nature to fight, sad to say.  Jesus did say that it was harder to enter God's kingdom that it is to get a camel through the eye of the needle.  It is so simple really, but people just don't want to believe it.  Many people use their so called 'religion' as an excuse for there wars that are really all about hate and greed which goes agains any religion. Most people that claim to be Christian (or Catholic, or Muslim, or Jewish) are just saying that without knowing the true nature of the religion they are claiming.  The sad truth is, that the majority of humanity does not want to believe in God or salvation.  They want to do it on their own.  They also do not wish to think that there are consequences for their actions.  By eliminating God and/or Hell, they are free to do what they wish without consequences (or so they think).  In this case, the truth really DOES hurt.  This is why Jesus wept.
74600
Are people suppose to like animals?
492905
Because they don't care about animals.
411983
It's not just humans - most mammals (and other animals to a lessor extent) have emotions.  They serve many key functions for survival:\n\nThey give a reason to act.\nThey give a reason for animals to attract each other.\nThey imprint important experiences in the brain.\nThey help animals make decisions.\n\nThere's probably more, but that's a good start.
1070889
Yes.  I think that the animals were here first, and just because their brains aren't as developed doesn't mean they don't have feelings.  Animals have every right to be here, if not more.
1058199
Yea me to.  I guess because there helpless little creatures and people have a tendency to be mean.  You get to thinking they deserve it.  But cows don't shoot people or cut off their testicals.\nDeer don't shoot people they just try to run away.l\nWoW  I killed him before he could get away.  What! so that makes you a man?  You killed bambi with a high powered riffle and now your a man?  WoW  I'm impressed.  See I didn't say Butt head.  I'm getting better.
759776
I'm vegetarian, and i'm no extremist or anything but here's how I feel:\nKilling animals is something that humans have done for a long time. period.  I think we should stop, because we don't need to do it anymore to survive, but that hasn't always been the case.  If anyone gets all up-in-arms about killing animals in a fantasy game, they're an idiot.  That's just my opinion as a doctor.  They would be the same kind of person that would take sex out of shakespeare to make it PC.  I would kill animals for food or points in a game, and I would let my kids do it, too.
908985
I agree. I believe that animals are equal to people and they should be treated as such. I'm not a vegitarian or anything, but I still think other creatures deserve their rights. After all, humans are animals too. In fact, I don't consider the animals in my family as pets, I think of them as my brothers/sisters. It is unfair to animals and pets, but humans tend to think they're the dominant species.
892895
I am a huge supporter of animal rights. I do almost all my high school projects on animal rights. The answer why is too long to state.. and it's obvious that the people who support it care for animals. The people who don't are the opposite.
751904
I don't think it's weird.  I've always read gross books about serial killers and looked at pictures of dead bodies but if I hear about animal testing or abuse I freak out.  I can't deal with stories about animals getting hurt unless I know there is a happy ending.  I've been this way my whole life.  It's just the way I am and most of my friends feel the same way.
467278
People have always used 'God' as a reason to be cruel.  It's just a way of making others small so you can feel big.  You have to make someone else so wrong in order to feel that you actually exist, or at least so you don't feel totally insignificant.  I don't know if you can give an answer to why.  It just is that way, people are hurt and angry and who knows what experiences they have had with so called 'religion'.  Why take it personally?  It's not about you.
3834
They do, but some animals have a higher tolerance than humans.  Think about it, how would you feel after you eat a rotten carcass or plants off the ground.
870433
wow they are stupid and youre right but the thing is that peta does only care about cute lil puppies and not about wildlife and just want celebrities to join them\n\n(people are mamals so it is agaisnt waht peta stands for when the hurt/kill them)
1147104
because humans are animals\n\n...not plants
944830
Man.\n\nKills without motive, without provocation, for sport, sometimes just out of boredom and ennui.\n\nCan be exceptionally cruel to it's own kind as well as other species, slaughters entire species into extinction for reasons other than food or survival.\n\nWill selfishly pollute and ruin the environment for personal profit, without even a thought to the consequences to its own offspring.\n\nI can't think of a nastier animal than we humans.  \n\nBest to you.
309373
Why the hell not?? It's totally hypocritical to complain about people eating dogs - have you ever seen a cow/pig/sheep/chicken being slaughtered in YOUR country??? Go and watch it some day, THEN you will have the right to criticise other countries ... IF they really do behave worse than YOUR country! But farming dogs for food is NO different to farming cows/sheep/chickens/pigs for food! People NEED protein!! Meat contains protein, so why shouldn't they eat it??!!\n\nAs it happens, it's a lot less common than it used to be - because the Korean people have no need to rely on dogs for their protein nowadays! And people are keeping dogs as pets now too, so as the number of dog owners goes up, the number of willing dog-eaters naturally goes down. If YOU had a pet sheep that you loved, and it slept on the end of your bed, would you want to eat lamb?