Not that I oppose the purpose and effort of the animal rights activists, but one question has always bothered me! What does it take for an animal to have its rights protected by humans? How comes its always those animals that look and behave closer to us as a specie that get the attention and worry? The mismanagement of cows as cattle is rightfully campaigned against, but not the boiling of living lobsters!? You don’t see many activists rally against that! Why? Cause the cows look cuter or make a sound when they are hurt? Aren’t these campaigners aware of the silent yet cruel mass-murder of hardworking ants they happen to commit on a daily basis without having a single thought on where they embark and what they step on, let alone remorse about it? What about spiders and all other bugs that have been unfortunate enough to be endowed with a ”creepy” look by nature, don’t they deserve a life without getting discriminated by us self-righteous humans? Are they less worth as creatures because of their appearance? I guess even the better nature of us humans discriminates against our ”others”, no matter what specie!
