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25. So you justify torture just because there are more to torture?

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Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:09 PM

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to the Vegans that say "you are as bad as the Lion Killer" [View all] DonCoquixote Jul 2015 OP

Aren't chickens basically the modern Tyrannosaurus Rex? closeupready Jul 2015 #1

Jurassic Park would have been more realistic had they used chickens. Kaleva Aug 2015 #84

That long thread began by the vegan evangelist is turning brown... Archae Jul 2015 #2

I am not a vegan evangelist oberliner Jul 2015 #10

I think the lesson is ... frazzled Jul 2015 #19

we have a winner DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #22

Bullseye. Thank you, frazzled. (nt) Paladin Jul 2015 #29

Well said... SidDithers Jul 2015 #33

There's something funny in telling a vegan "Bite me".. Thor_MN Jul 2015 #31

As a meat eater, I WILL bite you! AngryDem001 Jul 2015 #41

If lions were good eating we'd find a way to breed and slaughter them n/t whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #3

You lost me on the last sentence. Avalux Jul 2015 #4

well, prove it DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #23

We don't need to stop eating meat passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #32

Anyone who equates me with someone that is actually entertained by killing LanternWaste Jul 2015 #5

"especially hen people" sometimes misspellings work! geek tragedy Jul 2015 #6

what are you clucking about? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #53

Are you egging me on? nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #54

just pecking you a bit. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #56

Don't get cocky nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #57

Ruffled some feathers? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #59

Omelette you have the last word. nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #64

I am scrambling for more puns. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #66

I love my ladies. cwydro Jul 2015 #7

Same here; 3 hens. But vegans want us to give up dairy and eggs as well as flesh and fish. Hekate Jul 2015 #71

They so seem to have a kind of cwydro Jul 2015 #73

Dupe cwydro Jul 2015 #74

Save your breath TheCowsCameHome Jul 2015 #8

As the one who started that thread, I very much do want to hear it oberliner Jul 2015 #14

No you don't. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2015 #34

I absolutely do oberliner Jul 2015 #68

A few people seem to turn into cult members when you threaten their worldview. Rex Jul 2015 #9

I enjoy having my world view challenged oberliner Jul 2015 #13

Posting over the top dogma kinda gets a negative response most of the time. Rex Jul 2015 #18

Understood oberliner Jul 2015 #69

That's what's happening here with the "threat" to someone's eating habits. cui bono Jul 2015 #27

I agree with the factory farming and do believe it should be illegal. Rex Jul 2015 #45

Between vaccines, GMOs, and Vegans... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2015 #35

Please don't lump vegans into the anti-science club. Codeine Jul 2015 #46

'I don't like the idea that animals should die so I can have a snack.' What's for dinner? Rex Jul 2015 #50

I was referring to the particular poster who equated omnivores with Cecil's killer Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2015 #75

Not to mention lions are totally ruthless killing machines. Gregorian Jul 2015 #11

Speaking as the person who began the OP that I think you mean oberliner Jul 2015 #12

99 percent? hfojvt Jul 2015 #16

The figure is from the ASPCA oberliner Jul 2015 #20

I still do not believe it hfojvt Jul 2015 #42

This is number of animals, not number of farms oberliner Jul 2015 #49

no it does not hfojvt Jul 2015 #51

The 99 percent figure is pretty widely cited oberliner Jul 2015 #52

"Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim" is also widely-cited. jeff47 Jul 2015 #63

Not by reputable sources oberliner Jul 2015 #65

I don't have the same level of trust for the ASPCA hfojvt Aug 2015 #78

Fair enough - but they are a pretty high profile organization oberliner Aug 2015 #79

You are lowballing. It is higher than you think. Glassunion Jul 2015 #76

without data, I was only guessing hfojvt Aug 2015 #77

It's the word 'farm'. Most people picture old McDonalds farm & don't visualise 3,000 Sunlei Aug 2015 #81

Or to the nests of mice and birds mowed down by the combines cutting crops. uppityperson Jul 2015 #17

That is a great point oberliner Jul 2015 #21

I refer you to a poem "to a mousie" DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #24

Bear in mind, however, yewberry Aug 2015 #83

My body is a temple olddots Jul 2015 #15

So you justify torture just because there are more to torture? cui bono Jul 2015 #25

+1 navarth Jul 2015 #36

i can't improve on this. nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #58

Since when does anyone care what the vegans have to say bigwillq Jul 2015 #26

So you don't believe in being responsible or compassionate? cui bono Jul 2015 #28

+1 again navarth Jul 2015 #37

Were you troubled by the actions of the dentist who shot the lion? oberliner Jul 2015 #67

Reminds me of what I saw on 'the Cycle' earlier in a way. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #30

This 'who cares' attitude is going to be the extinction of humans. anniebelle Jul 2015 #39

It would be more to the point skepticscott Jul 2015 #47

I don't recall ever being polled to my attitudes about lions. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #72

We need to strictly regulate the large scale farming of food animals. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #38

I think any factory farms should have cameras in all areas where humans interact with animals. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #40

Yes, I agree. Contrast clandestine videotaping of factory farms with Enthusiast Jul 2015 #70

Creatures with a face MJJP21 Jul 2015 #43

+1. nt navarth Jul 2015 #62

Organic farming isn't even a viable option when 7.3 billion mouths need to be fed. Deadshot Jul 2015 #44

Why pick on Vegans? Roy Rolling Jul 2015 #48

and the animals we "love" and the animals some eat restorefreedom Jul 2015 #60

Think I will have a burger Katashi_itto Jul 2015 #55

I'm hungry now.nt bravenak Jul 2015 #61

At times I think we are encouraged to be vegans, etc. to be healthy menu items for space aliens. freshwest Aug 2015 #82

Lol!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #85

Yes! Eat organic! No GMO! No pesticide! Fresh air, water and exercise. Like livestock! What if the freshwest Aug 2015 #86

I love that movie!!! bravenak Aug 2015 #87

a couple, one or two hens and you'll never starve Sunlei Aug 2015 #80