Thinking Animals Are Like Humans
This story involves a bitter controversy in Los Angeles over euthanizing the millions of stray cats and dogs that LA has to contend with, the tactics of some animal liberationists that may have successfully induced (coerced?) the mayor to fire an embattled head of the city's animal control system, and the steps his successor is taking to assuage the protestors. I am not going to get into all of that, but this made me shake my head:
"Still on vacation when he arrived in town two weeks ago, Boks [the new guy] got right down to business, meeting with the community, visiting shelters, and putting out the word that he needs volunteers to help paint the facilities bright, non-institutional colors, just as he did in New York." (My emphasis.)
This is fine, I suppose. Make the place cheerier for the people who work there. But if it is being done "for the animals," it is an example of the rampant anthromorphization that is endemic in the animal rights movement: The dogs and cats sheltered won't give a tinker's darn about what colors the walls are. They are color blind.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 7:57 AM
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3 Comments:
As I said in my post, if it is for the people, fine. But if it is for the animals, it is ludicrous.
I certainly have no moral objections to no kill. Don't know if it is feasible in a city the size of LA, both based on numbers and cost. The real answer, of course, is neutering.
I certainly don't believe no-kill advocates are terrorists. But in LA, advocates used terrorist threats and vandalism to push the firing of the head of the animal control department. That is why it is so important for animal welfare activists to always unequivocally condemn such tactics.
I hope the new guy does a good job.
I reviewed Dominion for the Weekly Standard when it came out. Here is the URL: www.weeklystandard.com/Content/
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