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How could you? HUMANITY

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This is the first one I am submitting for my interpretation of 'Humanity'
WHile I realize the border is not completely color cordinated and fitting for the actual picture, I decided to go ahead and use it anyway. I am using it more for the representation of what it is to me. This was the final text that really hit me with what it means.

The photo itself is actually my sisters rat, "ratman" He is the cutest rat, he's actually not all icky and hard fur, he's really soft and nice and so freakin smart-he's grey blue and pretty. Today I happened to get a magazine in the mail from Peta, which is pretty usual. I read all sorts of articles on animal testing. I read articles on things Petco has done and it shows undercover investigation pictures that just make you sick. It shows companies that use testing when they have no reason to, or testing that they have done previously years before. I saw a picture of them sticking a syringe in a mouses mouth. I find it tragic and I just wish people would be more 'humane' in the sense of the original definition. humane Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion: a humane judge This is not my idea of compassion or kindness and definitely not mercy. But this is the new age humanity. This is what our culture and society thinks is best. I disagree 100% and if you are actually interested there are many sitesonline [link] [link] [link]

And if you just comment to slam vegetarians then I won't really appreciate that. This is about Humanity, this is about animal cruelty not vegetarianism-which seems to cause such havoc these days.
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681x549px 300.03 KB
Make
NIKON
Model
E5700
Shutter Speed
10/40000 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
22 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jan 8, 2005, 9:04:04 AM
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WayraHyena's avatar
Quite a beautiful blue rat, and a very good picture. I have two rats myself, they are both absolute sweethearts.
I have mixed feelings on a lot of this sort of stuff. I love animals, I hate seeing animals mistreated. If I saw someone hurting an animal I would be tempted to kick them in the gut.
I despise certain forms of animal testing, and I really feel bad about the rest. (Animal testing I hate- cosmetics and otherwise rather useless stuff that we have enough of alread. Animal testing I can't disapprove too much of, but still feel really bad about- something that could actually be used to save lives.)

As for the sticking the syringe in a mouses mouth picture, what was the information for that? I have a syringe (obviously not fitted with a needle, just to clarify) myself that the vet told me to use to get my blue rat to take his medicen when he was ill with a respiratory infection. If course I wasn't violent with him, my mom held him with a towel while I just edged it into the back of his mouth so he'd swallow it and get better.

My goodness that was a long comment! Sorry. ^^;