Rabbitdog":3dv0j8df said:
Save the empathy for humankind. Beasts have no ability to reason and feel what you and I feel. They are animals.
I totally disagree with you. First of all, humans ARE animals. We're all just mammals, the same as any other. Other species, even 'lower species', but particularly warm blooded creatures, have the capacity and ability to suffer, grieve, have compassion, love and share most of the emotions (if not all of them) that we do. It's not only been proven, scientifically, over and over again (the research is out there, feel free to look) but it simply makes sense biologically. Emotions are necessary for survival.
We can pretend it isn't true to make it easier for us to use these fellow creatures for our own benefit, but that doesn't change the reality of it. It's ok to harden yourself to do what must be done, I just prefer that people admit what they're doing and give a little respect to the lives they are taking.