[the_faery_queen]

animals mean more to me than people sometimes. i eat meat, because that's what natured intends, but i do hate the way some animals are treated before they're killed, and wish it was more humane. i supoprt animal testing for medical reasons, as long as it's something that can benefit people AND animals, like cancer, say.

but the idea that we don't let people suffer is wrong. when it comes to death, we do. if you had an illness that would kill you, society would expect you to suffer it out, where we would put an animal down. we're messed up like that. we treat animals badly when it comes to eating them, but well when it comes to terminal illnesses that would cause them pain.