Give Me a Break

feivel:

To prevent the death and/or suffering of non-human creatures.

jewishfeminist02:

I too do not support PETA. However, I do agree with their purpose, as in their name, “the ethical treatment of animals.” Don’t you agree with that?

Buncha dumdums:

Why?

P.S. Don’t worry, nobody but me, God, and a few friends know about this thing.

mariner:

Lions are members of the cat family, which cannot produce taurine, and are thus incapable of an herbivorous diet. Humans, on the other hand, have ways of obtaining essential elements for a vegetarian life.

feivel:

Yes, I’ve heard of fruitarians. I do believe they are insane.

mariner:

“why has she freely used the word “whitey” when describing white people?”

Why do Jews freely use the words “shvartze” when referring to African-Americans?

feivel:

You’re being ridiculous.

P.S. You forgot to mention that you don’t eat anything, because that would hurt the plants.

Lkwd2newyork:

So where DO I place my loyalties?

We are all trying to obtain rachamim from HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Is it fitting, then, not to display rachamim to the sinless creatures?

Joseph:

“”Animals are tortured from nascence till departure from this world to the next.”

GMAB, So animals have Olam Habah as well? “

First of all, it’s an euphemism for death. Second, yes, I believe there is life after death for animals.

Bentzy18:

Then you are simply hardened to what you see. “They have heated shelters so that they don’t freeze, and for those who know cows, they pretty much don’t do all that much except eat.” Exactly. All they are is a bunch of eating machines. “However, while it bothers me that this is the only way to produce veal I have yet to see complete proof that this is Tzar Ba’ali Chaim. After all this cow’s purpose was to wind up as a delecacy on someone’s plate and when done it’s fulfilling it’s tafkid.” An animal’s tafkid is to be eaten? What’s that supposed to mean? And what was the tafkid of the animals before Noach’s time, may I ask? “Nope. There are also a lot of practices that parents do (or don’t do) while raising them but that doesn’t make them abusive or horrible parents.” Parents don’t starve their kids for two weeks to make them lay eggs, and they give them room to move, and they certainly don’t castrate their kids.

By the way, Mishpacha magazine in America ran an article on CCD this week. Did anyone read it?

mariner:

I prefer strawberries and cherries, though. Irony of all ironies?

Bentzy18:

“Explain how “we” don’t take care of our animals. Yes there are a lot of methods that I don’t agree with either, but from what I see, animals have never had it better. Besides who says that we are capable of determining what is in the best interests of animals? Who are we to determine if the right to eat animals has been rescinded or not. There is a big difference between Tzar Ba’ali Chaim and an animal that has been been raised for the purpose of being slaughtered for it’s meat.”

You said “Yes there are a lot of methods that I don’t agree with either…” Doesn’t that answer your question? Animals are tortured from nascence till departure from this world to the next.

mariner:

Are you comparing me to Hitler?

You do have a point – our birthdays are both April 20th.

mariner:

The pro-choicers have a point, although I don’t really agree. If she wanted to bear Trig, OK, but if she didn’t, that’s fine with me too.

mariner:

Blueberry.

Note to moderator:

How did I ridicule a minhag stated in halacha?

Itzik_s:

“BS”D

See Rabbeinu Bachaye, Parshas Acharei Mos.

And since when do we pasken by him? I did not know that he supersedes the Shulchan Aruch and Remo!”

a) Did you at least READ it?

b) Don’t the Mechaber and Ramoh come after him?

c) Where does R’ Yosef Caro and/or R’ Moshe Isserles say that you have to eat meat?

d) In their days they didn’t have factory farming. THAT is assur.

mariner:

Nisht a shlechte idea, as long as the taste is not adversely affected.

Yes, but don’t you think that it’s not fair to decide based on religion?