xploderz wrote: » Neither of those incidents would shock me any more, I think people have more affection for animals because generally they are a lot more defenseless than humans.
realies wrote: » Why do some people care more about animals than humans ? In the thread about the horse being set on fire the debate here is still ongoing,with rightly outrage against what happened,even though it has been reported that the poor horse was already dead. In the thread about the very unfortunate homeless man who was set on fire and beaten the thread is barely causing a ripple. My own opinion is that while the two incidents are very serious the murder of the human being should take huge preference over the horse.
A recent paper by Richard Topolski at George Regents University and colleagues, published in the journal Anthrozoös, demonstrates this human involvement with pets to a startling extent. Participants in the study were told a hypothetical scenario in which a bus is hurtling out of control, bearing down on a dog and a human. Which do you save? With responses from more than 500 people, the answer was that it depended: What kind of human and what kind of dog? Everyone would save a sibling, grandparent or close friend rather than a strange dog. But when people considered their own dog versus people less connected with them—a distant cousin or a hometown stranger—votes in favor of saving the dog came rolling in. And an astonishing 40% of respondents, including 46% of women, voted to save their dog over a foreign tourist. This makes Parisians' treatment of American tourists look good in comparison.
Seachmall wrote: » We are desensitised to acts of cruelty against humans. We hear about vile acts committed against people on a daily basis, it's become part of our daily routines. It takes a particularly horrific individual to break through that emotional filtering system for us to pay any real attention to it (e.g. the Lost Prophets' singer). On the other hand we rarely hear about acts of animal cruelty. Of course we know it happens constantly but we're not constantly bombarded with news of it. People ignore the familiar and focus on the unique. Hearing about animals being mistreated is unique in that it's rare we're exposed to the details of it. If we were we'd stop paying attention.
realies wrote: » In the thread about the horse being set on fire the debate here is still ongoing,with rightly outrage against what happened,even though it has been reported that the poor horse was already dead. In the thread about the very unfortunate homeless man who was set on fire and beaten the thread is barely causing a ripple.
hfallada wrote: » I think its because people dont want to acknowledge there is a large amount of poverty on their doorstep. However animals are cute and easy to talk about. I think its ridiculous when people talk about giving money to dog charities, when the dog kennel facilities are better than most homeless shelters( if you are lucky to get a place in one). The irish government does very little to tackle poverty other than social welfare payments. There was talk of a homeless free society from the government by 2015 this week. But we have heard that there will be homeless next year, for the last 10 years
LexieOnRale wrote: » Cause animals aren't bad. They're defenceless against the scum that a lot of humans are. Animals are kind and loving, never expecting anything in return, not just all about themselves. They aren't evil and nasty, two faced lying scum. Not a lot of people you can say that about. Contrary to popular belief, humans aren't more superior to any other living creature. I'd be more upset hearing about an animal being mistreated than I would about a human being hurt
Wabbit Ears wrote: » I like pretty much all animals I meet, cant say that about people.
LexieOnRale wrote: » Animals are kind and loving, never expecting anything in return, not just all about themselves.
btard wrote: » My dog gives me loyalty and unconditional love. If it came to a choice between saving you, some other stranger, or my dog, I'd pick my dog in a heartbeat. Your high opinion of the human race is not shared by me. You can all go to hell in a handbasket for all I care. We are an abomination on this beautiful planet and the sooner we make ourselves extinct and leave it to the animals and plants the better. That's if we don't make it uninhabitable for all life first before we snuff our selfish selves out. And before you come back with that 'are you for real' and you 'don't get it' crap. I am for real and I couldn't care less what you get.
Balaclava1991 wrote: » Do you not see the contradiction in their statement? You call the rest of the human race an abomination but you say you would save your dog before you would save another human being? Do you not think it is monstrous that dogs and cats are treated better in the West than babies and children in the Third World who die by the millions every year from dirty water or lack of food? If human suffering does not move you then you aren't entitled to call yourself human. You must be some other species but you aren't my species.
