seal hunted
today kicks off the annual seal hunt in canada and it was definitely an interesting few weeks for the opinions pages. many find it surprising that a person can become so passionate about animals - things that can't even talk - that they would try to make a difference in some small way or another...a letter, a bumpersticker...very, very offensive.
what i find so surprising is how angry and defensive some people become towards anyone willing to defend the welfare or rights of animals.
i was watching speaker's corner last night and they had some people on who looked like they just came back from the hunt protest. i just wanted to say thank you to anybody who speaks up for what they believe in. i know it sounds cheesy, but these are appropriate things to be cheesy about.
all these people are trying to do is preserve the wonderful and diverse wildlife that we have in canada. it's not like they are dropping bombs or taking hostages. animal rights activists are not public enemy number one, they do care a lot about people too (despite the popular myth) and they are not just emotional sacks and crazy cat ladies.
Peter Singer doesn't even really like animals, he just doesn't like injustice.
i guess what i am trying to say is that everyone is telling us what to do. i don't get offended if someone is handing out flyers trying to convert me to christianity. you should be more offended that there are commercials that play twenty-four hours a day telling your children what they should look like and what they should be buying and stuffing their faces with. we all have a responsibility to decide for ourselves. i know there is a lot of input flying around out there, and all we have to do is find the motive. are these people trying to get us to buy something or are they trying to inform us about something? everyone can be wrong. but you might find some truth out there. it's called the marketplace of ideas.
anyway, i'm sorry about the rant and i am very sorry about the seals.
what i find so surprising is how angry and defensive some people become towards anyone willing to defend the welfare or rights of animals.
i was watching speaker's corner last night and they had some people on who looked like they just came back from the hunt protest. i just wanted to say thank you to anybody who speaks up for what they believe in. i know it sounds cheesy, but these are appropriate things to be cheesy about.
all these people are trying to do is preserve the wonderful and diverse wildlife that we have in canada. it's not like they are dropping bombs or taking hostages. animal rights activists are not public enemy number one, they do care a lot about people too (despite the popular myth) and they are not just emotional sacks and crazy cat ladies.
Peter Singer doesn't even really like animals, he just doesn't like injustice.
i guess what i am trying to say is that everyone is telling us what to do. i don't get offended if someone is handing out flyers trying to convert me to christianity. you should be more offended that there are commercials that play twenty-four hours a day telling your children what they should look like and what they should be buying and stuffing their faces with. we all have a responsibility to decide for ourselves. i know there is a lot of input flying around out there, and all we have to do is find the motive. are these people trying to get us to buy something or are they trying to inform us about something? everyone can be wrong. but you might find some truth out there. it's called the marketplace of ideas.
anyway, i'm sorry about the rant and i am very sorry about the seals.
posted by jessalauren at 2:06 PM
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