tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356442.post8445924505816910561..comments2023-06-15T09:50:31.588-04:00Comments on Running Redskins: Ookie's day in courtMaster4Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05814978565888344818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356442.post-58491470555134352262008-12-30T00:35:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:35:00.000-05:00they are less important than human beings at the m...they are less important than human beings at the moment because it is humans who rule. if, in fact, these dogs were so important killing them would not be an option. if they could not all be adopted out, they should be allowed to spend their days either running in the wild and making their way or being kept by humans. the mere fact that anyone is considering "putting them down" lends one to believe that they are "less than".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356442.post-60052650471782617772007-08-27T23:30:00.000-04:002007-08-27T23:30:00.000-04:00I think it is a sad commentary that we, as a cultu...I think it is a sad commentary that we, as a culture, our using the Vick story to compare "What's worse?" "What's worse", we ask, "carelessly fathering illegitimate children, or dogfighting?". "Dogfighting or rape?" "Dogfighting or racism?" "Dogfighting or hateful nationalism?" "Dogfighting or (fill in the blank)....?"<BR/><BR/>Dogfighting is one more piece of evidence our country is in need of a spiritual transformation (please note I said spiritual and not necessarily religious). Animals are sentient beings - they feel pain, and they suffer, just like we do. They are not more important, or less important than human beings, but like human beings, they are important, too. <BR/><BR/>Every major faith teaches its followers to be responsible stewards of animals and the Earth. Please help us get the word out that caring for animals, just like caring for people, is an important part of just being a decent person and citizen. If we make this a priority, there will be no more dogfighting horror stories, and no more pointless comparisons of evils. Let us all rise, together, to be better people than we are today, shall we?<BR/><BR/>Chaplain Nancy Cronk<BR/>Founder, AnimalChaplains.comAnimal Chaplainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070162711602338173noreply@blogger.com