i don't know much about either organization, but i don't hear people complain about the ASPCA or the american humane society that much. good job on the free-range meats, good for the animals (until you eat themOriginally Posted by Don Corleone
) and better tasting to boot!
just fyi.. while "cruelty" may connote a human intent, certainly animals can exhibit what would probably be considered torturous behavior. wild cats, as an example, often bring live prey back to their cubs. the cubs can "play" with the animals for long periods of time before they are eventually killed (or die of exhaustion). domestic cats attempt to do something similar when they bring live mice/birds/etc home to their owners. it's theorized that this behavior evolved as a way to teach cubs/kittens how to hunt. still, it seems fairly torturous to the victim.Wolves don't pity sheep and go for tofu, but they don't torture them either.
killer whales do something similar with penguins and seals, but i don't think people have come up with a good theory for that behavior other than simply having fun (the killer whale, that is). so it might be even more akin to cruelty.
isn't nature fuzzy?![]()
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