Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Speciesism - discrimination in favor of one species over another

Stab a dog in the throat: Animal murderer
Stab a pig in the throat: Circle of life

Cut a rhino's horns off: "Poacher scum! Hang him!"
Cut a bull's horns off: De-horning

Hack a dog's tail off: Demented animal torturer
Hack a lamb's tail off: Tail docking

Shove your fist up a cat's vagina and pump her full of semen: Perverted, twisted, animal molester
Shove your fist up a cow's vagina and pump her full of semen: Artificial insemination

Lock a cat in a cage for 5 months: Animal abuser
Lock a pig in a gestation crate for 5 months: Quality-assured pork

Kill a lion and pose in a photo with the corpse: Demonised across the world's media
Kill a pig and pose in a photo with the corpse: "Nice! What time does the BBQ start?"

Breed dogs for the sole purpose of slitting their throats: "What an abhorrent and sickening idea! Shut this place down!"
Breed turkeys for the sole purpose of slitting their throats: "They were bred for that purpose!"

Herd dogs into a gas chamber: Nazi
Herd pigs into a gas chamber: Food chain

Boil a dog alive: Savage; uncivilised; grotesque
Boil a lobster alive: Fine dining

Cut a fold of skin off a cat's back: Evil, twisted, mutilator of defenceless animals
Cut a fold of skin off a lamb's back: Mulesing

Snap a dove's neck: Psychopath
Snap a chicken's neck: Backyard, family farming

Shoot a dog in the head with a bolt gun: Monstrous barbarism
Shoot a cow in the head with a bolt gun: Humane

Free a dog from a Chinese dog meat farm: Hero
Free a rat from an experimentation lab: Terrorist

Abstain from eating cockroach vomit: Normal
Abstain from eating bee vomit: Extreme; too far

Condemn someone for harming dogs and cats: Kind-hearted, compassionate soul
Condemn someone for harming pigs and cows: Militant; religious fanatic; forcing your views on others

Campaign tirelessly against the dog meat trade: "Wonderful person! Keep up the fight!"
Campaign tirelessly against the chicken meat trade: "Idiot! You'll never change anything!"

Pack dogs onto a crowded truck for a gruelling 1,000 mile journey to be slaughtered abroad: "Animal torturer! Scum!"
Pack sheep onto a crowded truck for a gruelling 1,000 mile journey to be slaughtered abroad: Exporting goods

Kill a cat for a religious festival and say grace over the corpse: Uncivilised barbarians
Kill a turkey for a religious festival and say grace over the corpse: Christmas

Pull a parrot's feathers off: Sick individual
Pull a goose's feathers off: "Wow, these pillows are so comfy."

Strip a dog's skin off and wear it: Depraved; psychotic
Strip a cow's skin off and wear it: Fashion statement

Dog farm: "Demonic! The work of Satan himself!"
Sheep farm: "God put them here for us."

Kill a puppy and eat them: "Cowardly bastard! How could you harm a creature that has no chance fighting back against us!"
Kill a chicken and eat them: "We've evolved to be more dominant than they have. It's a dog-eat-dog world."

Hunt a species of large cat to near extinction: "Disgraceful! We must do everything in our power to conserve them!"
Fish a species of large fish to near extinction: "Tuna salad, anyone?"

Another excellent writing from George Martin

https://www.facebook.com/george.magicmartin

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