Wednesday, August 11, 2004

The ignored terrorist threat...

While Islamic terrorists get the most press, and rightfully so, the radical animal rights movement is gaining momentum and getting progressively bolder and more violent. An excellent piece in the National Review details what a hold they have on Britain and the economic and scientific damage they are causing. Like the radical environmentalist movement, the animal rights movement hides behind rhetoric that seems innocent to the average uninformed person. Who is in favor of pollution or abusing animals? Conversely, who is in favor of stopping animal research if it means that untold numbers of humans will suffer. Personally, I am a big fan of animals. We have rescued a number of dogs that would have been put down as part of ACES English Setter rescue, and even some non-setters as well (like the 2 puppies that were emaciated that we are nursing back to health right now). I also love to eat meat and live for hunting. I like dogs a lot but I would sacrifice any number of them to save the life of a child. How many animals are too many to save the life of a child? A dozen? A hundred? A thousand? You cannot put a moral equivalence between a person and an animal.

The Democrats are rallying behind stem cell research by harvesting unborn children for science. Where is the outrage over the animal rights activists who impede science? They are so in bed with these radical fringe leftist groups that they dare not speak out on what seems to be an obvious position...

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