If anyone else reading this would prefer that hazelbunny and I continue this via PM then let me know, I'm continuing to post here as it may be of general interest
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I agree, I've not stated in this thread that I do not believe that humans should rescue abandoned animals that cannot exist without humans. Rescue is a short term solution however, it isn't a solution to the overall problem - why animals that cannot exist without humans are still being created by us in the first place.
No, as a temporary solution to a problem that we created it is and unfortunate thing that we must do.
Not in a natural sense. You can't artifically inseminate or stick a randy male in a room with a female and let him rape her so you can sell the offspring, then call it natural procreation. My reasoning for mentioning it in the first place however was about the offspring that are destined for people's homes. I appologise for not being clearer on this.
I've already agreed with you on this matter, and explaned why.
Not be bred! I've already stated about the ones already alive. I'm in danger of going round in circles here.
Domestication of dogs goes back
less than 20,000 years. This isn't long in evolutionary terms (55 million years for canines, 10 million for those that closely resemble today's).
Yes, it's called
institutionalisation. It isn't a good thing.
Beyond your emotional attachment; logically what is the problem with domestic animals that cannot exist without humans ceasing to exist?
As there's potentially kids reading this thread I'm not going to post what reading this sentence reminds me of. Let's just say it's an argument used by other groups of people as justification for what they do that most find highly disturbing. Certainly something I can post is the simularity with what you say and those that claim the same about animals bred for food. In both instances we're talking for things that can't talk, but based on self serving emotion not logic.
And until you can see why human controlled breeding of animals is the same whatever our desired purpose for them you will not.
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