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[Gordon Fitch]

GTE/cpq17819:
> You remind me of an exchange I had with a member of the local Humane Society
> not long ago.
> 
> I'm a radio air talent, I work at a pop music station, and it was bitter
> winter weather that day.  This woman calls and urges me to remind the
> listeners to take care of their animals...don't leave them outside when it's
> like this, etc.  Actually she had an entire laundry list of how to protect
> Fido, Fluffy, etc from the ravages of Mother Nature, most of which was just
> common sense.  But what got me was her claim that here in Illinois it is
> actually *illegal* not to provide shelter from the elements to an animal in
> one's possession.  You can be prosecuted for not bringing in the cat, but
> it's fine to leave people out on the street.
> 
> It's not an unusual thing I see in middleclass folks these days...they value
> pet animals over certain classes of human beings, truth be told.  I find it
> kinda creepy. I had a housemate for a few years who, while she wasn't as
> extreme as say PETA (her animals' rights only extended as far as the
> convenience for her), had a definite preference for the company of pets over
> people.   Animals are much less complex to deal with, and there's no
> question who's boss in the relationship.  These days lots of Americans seem
> to really enjoy that kind of interaction.

Your anecdote conclusively proves all those who favor animal
liberation, animal rights, serious animal welfare, and so on,
are anti- human.  Maybe they're enemies of God, too.  What
do you propose to do with them?