Animal Rights Activist

[dragonbreeder]

Originally Posted by Skyespirit86

I don't.

They said they love the forum and they keep a snake?? So they're ante-themselves? The person sounds quite genuine, and a caring type of person who wants to tell people how they feel and be accepted for it, or perhaps find someone who knows what they're trying to say and appreciates it properly for once. I don't find it easy being knowledgeable or caring about certain subjects...

I think you are reacting as though it is touchy...but they weren't treating it like that. I don't see how this thread is really going to go out of hand either...unless you make it. ?????

this is RFUK and at least 1 person disagrees with the OP of course its eventually going to get out of hand.
every thread like this does.

[HABU]

i'm an animal... we're all animals...

... read into that all you will.

those 'over the top' radicals aren't animal rights advocates... they are mental people that found a cause to latch onto...

[Gem]

Originally Posted by HABU

i'm an animal... we're all animals...

... read into that all you will.

those 'over the top' radicals aren't animal rights advocates... they are mental people that found a cause to latch onto...

Beautiful

[rakpeterson]

Originally Posted by Skyespirit86

Animal rights activist is just a way to describe someone who is standing up for their animal-rights beliefs. They don't have to be nuts. It is only the ones who make the news and stuff which you are thinking of and it's very judgmental of you. I know some can be extreme or offensive with the way they conduct themselves even in a debate, but if you're just the kind who likes to hand out leaflets or make peaceful protests at the worst, you're hardely akin to a terrorist. Sometimes things are wrong, and it would be the right thing to stand up for it...

Thing is, the way i understand the term AR activist, and i think its been mentioned already......

A real AR activist does not believe in keeping animals captive. A real activist would not keep pets, and would view them as wild animals that should remain wild.

I think the OP has muddled things up a little and id say she is more interested in the welfare of both captive and wild animals.

Personally i dislike all real AR activists, but I obviously believe in rights for animals captive and wild. I keep dogs rodents and reps in captivity, and I would also stand up for their rights in peaceful protest if necessary etc.

[julieann]

hi ive just read this thread and im at a lost why if you are a easy goin person that you need to start a thread which is goin to create such a stir in people on here, also why do we need to know ? that you are a AR, i also have lots of pets 2 dog 2cats 1 hamster 11 rats 3 kitten all were rescues because i cant see animals suffer, i own 2 geckos ts and snakes which is why im a member on here. im a live and let live person everyone has there strong beliefs on something but unless it is brought up in spoken conversation i see no reason to be told, so dont believe you are as easy goin as you claim, i dont expect a pat on the back for what i have rescue they to me are just 1 more pet to love and be cared for. me and my OH dont see why you started this thread to begin with.

[SWE]

All I can think is that the original post must ave been some sort of wind up ...

[wildlifewarrior]

I just dont understand how you can disagree with buying animals and having them for enjoyment. I mean your feeding a animal that needs to eat rodents...they have been killed and by you keeping and feeding them to the snake your buying more and more and therefore contributing to more of them being killed just like most of us that buy our rodents.

I could understand if you rescued a iggy or a hermans tort or even a stick insect...i mean there eatting plant matter. but you disagree with animals being killed and such yet your adding to some animals being killed.

[Meko]

Originally Posted by dragonbreeder

this is RFUK and at least 1 person disagrees with the OP of course its eventually going to get out of hand.
every thread like this does.

isn't it ironic..
nobody was arguing until you said people would start arguing and now they're arguing about if people are going to argue or not.

by your reckoning everybody should agree with the OP's of any thread or it'll get get out of hand, so why should there be an option to reply? why not just a button that automatically posts 'hurrah, i agree, jolly good thread'

[dragonbreeder]

Originally Posted by Meko

isn't it ironic..
nobody was arguing until you said people would start arguing and now they're arguing about if people are going to argue or not.

by your reckoning everybody should agree with the OP's of any thread or it'll get get out of hand, so why should there be an option to reply? why not just a button that automatically posts 'hurrah, i agree, jolly good thread'

its not as though i forced people to argue Meko is it? People have the option to ignore me, or read what i write and respond.
a vast amount of threads on here end in arguments - especially ones such as this.
but this forum is full of people who shall get titchy and argumentative for nothing.
this forum is renowned for being the reptile forum of fighting.

[Meko]

its probably because it allows more freedom of speech than others so people can express their thoughts.
People will always have differing opinions on subjects and sometimes it'll get heated. It happens everywhere, work, the pub, the internet; its healthy to have a heated debate / argument as long as it doesn't go too far.