(July 28, 2019 at 8:03 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(July 28, 2019 at 8:01 pm)Mermaid Wrote: I work in the veterinary field. There are arguments by some veterinarians against this legislation because people will probably dump cats at a higher rate if they are not allowed to declaw them.
I would never in a zillion years declaw a cat, I think it's a horrendous thing to do to a sentient animal and it deprives them of a body part they need to live a normal life. I am also strongly against ear cropping of dogs and tail docking of dogs, cattle and horses, and other such forms of mutilation.
Why?
Because it is purely the imposition of aesthetic opinion. Human society has in principle rejected treating non-human sentience as if what we artificially ascribe to them to be concern equal to the well being and prosperity of humans.
It causes pain, suffering and behavioral problems. It's not a matter of opinion. It's fact. Moreover, if you think your species is more important than another, I think you've lost the moral high ground. It's only our inflated sense of self importance that makes us feel this way. I doubt you or I are any more important than a speck of fucking dust, let alone an animal.
