Guest guest Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 >First, lions are different from dogs. None of us who are interested in >animal welfare or AR would ever put a lion in a zoo. This categorical statement overlooks that much of the Indian animal welfare and animal rights community has spent much of the past decade working to relocate lions confiscated from circuses and other private exhibitors to the Animal Rescue Center network established primarily on the premises of major Indian zoos. The momentum toward doing so was largely instigated by Maneka Gandhi, the founder of People for Animals. Is there anyone under the illusion that Mrs. Gandhi has not been wholly committed to animal welfare and animal rights for at least the past 25 years? Doing what is best for real animals in the real world is seldom the same thing as doing what might be ideal in an ideal world. Which brings us back around to the alleged phenomenon of vegan dogs. I happen to have met quite a number of them over the years. I also happen to have watched to see what they spent their time doing when not gobbling down their vegan prepared meals -- which of course they ate with great gusto, because most dogs eat most of their meals with great gusto, no matter what they consist of. I have managed to witness quite a number of these dogs in the act of eating cat poop & sometimes the poop of non-vegan dogs. One might argue that poop is vegan, because nothing was killed to produce it, but the major attraction of the poop of other carnivores to dogs is the portion of the content consisting of only partially digested animal protein. A vegetarian & even vegan diet is quite appropriate to humans, because we are basically glorified leaf-eating monkeys, but dogs are carnivores by descent, scavengers by nature, and will consume animal byproducts any time they can, even if they have to practice coprophagia to do so. -- Merritt Clifton Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE P.O. Box 960 Clinton, WA 98236 Telephone: 360-579-2505 Fax: 360-579-2575 E-mail: anmlpepl Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; for free sample, send address.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 This has to be one of the most intelligent and honest statements I've ever read on this forum: * " Doing what is best for real animals in the real world is seldom the same thing as doing what might be ideal in an ideal world. " * It is sad I know - they SHOULD be the same thing, but I think all of us would do well to remember this before each and every act........ 2008/12/29 Merritt Clifton <anmlpepl > >First, lions are different from dogs. None of us who are interested in > >animal welfare or AR would ever put a lion in a zoo. > > This categorical statement overlooks that much of the Indian > animal welfare and animal rights community has spent much of the past > decade working to relocate lions confiscated from circuses and other > private exhibitors to the Animal Rescue Center network established > primarily on the premises of major Indian zoos. > > The momentum toward doing so was largely instigated by Maneka > Gandhi, the founder of People for Animals. Is there anyone under > the illusion that Mrs. Gandhi has not been wholly committed to animal > welfare and animal rights for at least the past 25 years? > > Doing what is best for real animals in the real world is > seldom the same thing as doing what might be ideal in an ideal world. > > Which brings us back around to the alleged phenomenon of > vegan dogs. I happen to have met quite a number of them over the > years. I also happen to have watched to see what they spent their > time doing when not gobbling down their vegan prepared meals -- which > of course they ate with great gusto, because most dogs eat most of > their meals with great gusto, no matter what they consist of. > > I have managed to witness quite a number of these dogs in the > act of eating cat poop & sometimes the poop of non-vegan dogs. One > might argue that poop is vegan, because nothing was killed to > produce it, but the major attraction of the poop of other carnivores > to dogs is the portion of the content consisting of only partially > digested animal protein. > > A vegetarian & even vegan diet is quite appropriate to > humans, because we are basically glorified leaf-eating monkeys, but > dogs are carnivores by descent, scavengers by nature, and will > consume animal byproducts any time they can, even if they have to > practice coprophagia to do so. > > -- > Merritt Clifton > Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE > P.O. Box 960 > Clinton, WA 98236 > > Telephone: 360-579-2505 > Fax: 360-579-2575 > E-mail: anmlpepl <anmlpepl%40whidbey.com> > Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org > > [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing > original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, > founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the > decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. > We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; > for free sample, send address.] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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