Good post, Frazier. Yes, we have to keep on trying to educate ourselves. In the meantime, as you and everyone else (with one notable exception) posting on this thread agrees, we have to have some laws to protect what rights we agree that animals do have.
Are animals entitled to the same rights as humans? None of us here believe that, and no one has presented any evidence that it has "become fashionable" to make such a claim. But some animals are entitled to some rights, especially those animals that we humans take in as pets or companions, raise for food, or exploit for trophies or entertainment. On that we all seem to agree.
Again, with one notable exception. "Animals have no rights at all" is the opinion of one.
Steve
Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love,
to respect and be kind to one another,
so that we may grow with peace in mind.
(Native American prayer)
