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Old 01-03-2009, 05:59 PM
 
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A NYC Federal Judge has rejected an African woman's religious reaons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the US. What is your opinion on this?
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Old 01-03-2009, 06:04 PM
 
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If it were 'inspected' by the Department of Agriculture, I'd have only an environmental problem with it. As it is, she could certainly have brought in extremely dangerous disease that are highly contagious and lethal (like Ebola virus, Marburg virus and many, many others) to both people and animals. Not a bright move at all. This is absolutely justified. The public safety outweighs this woman's religious freedom.
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Old 01-03-2009, 07:05 PM
 
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Besides which, establishing a precedent can open up some floodgates better left closed. The fact that she claimed "religious reasons" sounds as though she thought she'd found a way around the restrictions.
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Old 01-03-2009, 08:09 PM
 
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Sounds like an animal rights issue to me as well.
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Old 01-03-2009, 08:49 PM
 
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A NYC Federal Judge has rejected an African woman's religious reaons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the US. What is your opinion on this?
Monkey meat???

Oh man, how does that taste? I knew my dinner tasted funny!
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Old 01-03-2009, 09:26 PM
 
Location: Reno, NV
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If she gets desperate, maybe she can sacrifice a couple of squirrels
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Old 01-03-2009, 10:41 PM
 
Location: New York, New York
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If she gets desperate, maybe she can sacrifice a couple of squirrels
Or she might plan a trip to the zoo!
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Old 01-04-2009, 02:40 AM
 
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if it taste like chicken why not just eat chicken
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Old 01-04-2009, 02:53 AM
 
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All animals are property, and no meat should be inherently illegal. Not even human meat as long as it is rightfully obtained (i.e. consensual cannibalism).

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The public safety outweighs this woman's religious freedom.
Repeating this doesn't make it true.
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Old 01-04-2009, 09:24 AM
 
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All animals are property, and no meat should be inherently illegal. Not even human meat as long as it is rightfully obtained (i.e. consensual cannibalism).



Repeating this doesn't make it true.
Okie dokie then..guess we have a Jeffrey Dommer on the forum. And no, animals are NOT your property and you cannot do whatever you want to them. Rather, they are god's (i.e. nature's) creatures. Doesn't matter what god you believe in or even if you're agnostic or atheist, they exist in their own right and are not here solely for your pleasure.
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