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Nope. Not saying that at all. Just stating historical fact. And for the record, NOBODY here - including myself - has used "scripture as a justification to torture innocent animals." In fact if one were to read exactly what I said previously, they would see that I specifically stated just the opposite! It's just that sort of blatant misrepresentation and mischaracterization that I eluded to which I previously stated I was quite glad to see had not happened. Perhaps I should have said "yet". How unfortunate.
Again, the point I tried to make is that these "movements", to coin the phrase of the thread title, are initiated by folks with a particular belief system and one must look beneath the surface to determine what the actual agenda of these folks are. It looks like the vast majority of folks commenting on this thread have discerned exactly what the "movement" is all about and that is quite refreshing to see.
Silver stated "The reality of all of it (slaughterhouses) is carefully concealed from the public because it's too "icky", and if people had to witness the cruelty under which their meat is raised and killed, they would have trouble eating their meat." and I don't think that's true either. My Daddy worked in a meatpacking plant for 18 years and my brothers have as well. I have fished and hunted all my life and I know what it's like to be up to my armpits in blood and guts with an animal.
Those of us who have grown up and spent our entire lives around animals have experienced where the rubber meets the road so to speak. I'm talking about Country-Folk Living here. It's hard to express in words but I'm sure most, if not all, of you know what I mean. We know that killing and butchering is a natural part of the process. Is it pleasant? No. Is it an ugly thing to do? Yes. But is it a requirement? You betcha. At least for those of us who choose to eat what we kill. Many of us who have spent any time at all in the woods have also witnessed enough things to know that what goes on with our killing and butchering - and even the factories and slaughterhouses - pales in comparison to what sometimes goes on in the wild.
Now for those who have spent their entire lives in the city, far removed from the farmland and country life, I would say they probably would object to what goes on in the slaughterhouses. But only because they don't have to deal with the "icky" stuff. Their "horror" and what goes on is from nothing more than an absence of reality. I think most would agree that given a situation where they had to kill to survive, they would lose their "horror" pretty quickly. At least most would before they chose starvation in lieu thereof! The Hollywood types and celebrities that are so quick to run the commercial ads tugging on your heartstrings to send them money and urge you to join their "movement" are the same ones who have "Chef Fancy-What's-His-Name" unwrap the cellophane around the Fillet Minon and cook it to Medium Rare perfecton for them. But what do you suppose they would do if they were shipwrecked or their plane went down somewhere and they had to survive for any length of time? My guess is they'd learn to kill, clean, gut, and cook an animal pretty quickly.
So who are they to tell everyone else that a certain practice must be put to a stop when perhaps that practice is feeding a whole lot of families in the country at an affordable price? Do you think any of them have actually sat down and weighed the consequences and the negative impact their "movement" would have on actual Human Beings? I seriously doubt they have because in their eyes the animals at best are equal to humans and at worst may even have more rights because they're "innocent and can't protect themselves".
Something to think about.
God Bless,
