Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
...This kind of belief about animals is sick, disgusting, and much much more dangerous than believing in creationism. Considering animals the equal to people would be bad enough but these people often like animals more than they do people. Scientists (religious and atheist) who want to do animal testing to help create medicines are often stymied by animal rights protesters who have a sway in universities that religious people could only dream of. It's as bad as the prevention of stem cell research by people who have religious beliefs about the soul...
Couldn't agree more. People who put the lives of animals on par or above human lives are quite simply monsters. Their animal worship oftentimes goes hand in hand with utter contempt for humanity, and it's utterly despicable: I would refuse to shake hands with a man who would donate money to an animal shelter instead of, say, giving money to a program that feeds hungry children.