Well, I won't shoot a bullet here, but if you are easily offended when it comes to pets (including lab rats or guinea pigs), PLEASE GET LOST. I am going to talk about it in naturalistic view.
We noticed that there is an increasing movement on what is called animal rights. In this age when human rights is almost granted to everyone, there is an land slide leading to what called animal rights. Starting from the animals that are closer to us, such as cat and dogs and further movement plead for humane treatment spread to various kind of wild animals which could also potentially kill us. Many of these animal rights activist propagandize by exploiting the weakness of human heart with displays of slaughtering methods, animal experimentation and hunting method.
To be honest, such display is utterly disgusting, enough to make a person spill what he had eaten in the morning. Those pictures might be true however, is it a necessary to work against it? Just look at how animal kills, doesn't it look as bloody as what have been done by human? If this is not enough, there are also other ways animals do kill that is extremely gross, bad enough to make you feel sick. Have you ever heard of Ichneumonidae or maybe Ammophila (digger wasp)? It's larvae is parasitic, feeding off the host when the host is alive. The host, which is usually a caterpillar, is eaten alive from the insides, slowly till the larva grows up and going to become pupa soon. Just imagine eggs injected into your body, what comes from the egg going to eat you from inside when you are still alive and it is going to rip your body off on its way out to metamorph. It is an extremely cruel process! So, why we bother to be so kind towards other species if the nature is not that kind?
Some people might argue that human is the only species that kill for fun, not killing only for food or territorial battle. However, the nature seems to speak otherwise. Bottle-nosed Dolphin had been found to murder harmless porpoises. It had been examined that the attack on the porpoises is accurately aimed. They are way impossible to be accidents. One more thing to note is that dolphins are not territorial. They are a migratory animal, having no permanent place to stay. Another animal to point out is Orca. The killer whale had been recorded to play with seals in a game that looks like a bully. The seals were not eaten, just being smacked to the sky multiple times!
Another issue to note is that where this will stop? Some people argue that the primates should have it, lab rats should have it, cats and dogs should have it, and so on. Where this will stop? Why limit it just to a group of certain animals? It was argued that Chimps should have human rights as it share 98% of the components of our DNA. But, what about worms? Some of them share 75% of our DNA. Does that make them 75% human? Hell no!
The other problem is that, can animal appreciate and respect the rights given to them? Where is the rights of my hamster to protect it from being eaten by my neighbour's cat? It is absurd! Are you going to sue your neighbour's dog for bullying your cat? Hell no, we will just make the owner pay for the damages.
The most important thing to note is that, "is there such thing called rights?" My answer will be a straight no. In the times of war, there is no regard of human life, a clear violation of right to live. Another thing to note is your freedom of choice. In times of war you have no choice, but to do what you are being instructed. A clear violation of right to choose. There is simply no such thing as rights. We just happen to be claiming it all this while. Don't believe me? Go and check history book.
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