StubsOnAsura the Shady wrote:
KassandrahKnight wrote:
StubsOnAsura the Shady wrote:
"domesticated" is really just a nice way of saying "you're here to serve us, no more"
How does a domesticated, pure breed cat "serve me" exactly?
Entertainment, companionship, filling the void in your pitiful life?
You're so witty, Stubs. But apparently you've never owned a pure bred cat.
Jophiel wrote:
Nagah wrote:
I think it's more about the government control of the situation rather than any natural or assumed rights.
That's an excellent point. Not really the angle I was going for but I can see where you're coming from and what you mean. I was speaking strictly morally and using the Powers That Be as an easy factor to explain why it'd ever be a quandary.
This is more the angle I was coming at it from. Basically, you are punishing the species for the bad choices that people make, rather than punishing the people. Or you're punishing the individual who choses to smoke (because so far that's not against the law) by telling them they can't smoke in their own home, even though they may live alone and are hurting no one by doing so.
But to answer Jophiel's question, I don't personally think we have the moral right to render any species extint, even if we can find no useful purpose for them.