Previously, people were quarreling over whether a white cat, an animal actor in a certain TV series, died. Netizens questioned whether the TV series crew killed the cat for filming, but the TV series crew strongly denied it, saying that the cat was not killed. As public opinion fermented, more and more people participated in the discussion. Most people criticized the crew verbally, but I also found some different voices.
Some people said: "It's just a cat that dies, and it's not your father, so why worry."
Some people say: "Don't you eat meat? Why don't you kill chickens and fish?"
Some people say: "Don't follow the Western way of animal protection every day."
To sum up, it's just a cat that dies. Is it because we are just a cat that we can condescendingly kill their lives?
Eating chickens and fish is essentially different from killing cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are companion animals of humans. They have intelligence and emotions. I know that some people will definitely say at this time that pigs are also very intelligent, so shouldn’t they be killed and eaten too? But dogs can give us a hug after get off work, but pigs can't, and that's the difference. Cats and dogs are so close to humans and they trust humans, so how can we kill and eat them in the next second?
This involves another question, "Can we eat dog meat?" First of all, among all dog breeds, there is no such breed as meat dogs. They are also as smart as other dogs. When they see their owners, they will wag their tails and stand up to give their owners a hug. However, they are labeled as meat dogs and can be killed and served to the table at any time. In addition, there are no relevant standards for dog meat quality inspection in China. Dogs don’t grow big and don’t have much meat. However, dog meat restaurants are still making profits because most of the dog meat on the table has unknown origins. Many of them are stolen by dog dealers and sold to dog meat restaurants at low prices, so they can make profits. This is such a cruel thing. I believe that even good people would not be able to eat it because they are eating a living being with emotions.
Humans are omnivorous animals. Eating only vegetarian food will lead to malnutrition. Eating meat is just to satisfy their hunger. This is the law of nature that gives us the need to eat meat, just like nature gives cattle and sheep to eat only grass. Eating meat does not mean that people can kill other animals arbitrarily, especially companion animals such as cats and dogs. Even in primitive societies where fur and blood are eaten, cats and dogs are not delicacies on the human table. Could it be that after thousands of years of civilization evolution, we are going to kill animals that are emotionally close to humans?
Everything in the heaven and earth has its own owner. The six paths of reincarnation return to dust. If I were a fish in the next life, I would accept the fate of being eaten. This is life. Finally, I call for animal protection to be imperative, because animals are weak compared to us. Only when the weak are protected in this society is the day when the law of the forest is truly broken. The day when the law of the jungle is no longer the law of the jungle, and civilization truly evolves.
Finally, I would like to warn the film and television crew that animals are also living beings. They should not be treated as cold props, but as living actors. Above~