They Shall Not Hurt Nor Destroy!

[Da Lone-Warrior]

http://www.all-creatures.org/book/r-theyshallnot.htmlI just found out about this book. It is a book on Animal Rights and Vegetarianism that was written for Bible-Believing Christians.

I've been in an email exchange/dialogue with the author. He's been kind enough to share parts of the book with me and, though I've only read parts of it, I think it would be worth checking out for Christians who are interested in the issue of Vegetarianism and Animal Rights.

dlw

[Meh_Gerbil]

http://www.all-creatures.org/book/r-theyshallnot.htmlI just found out about this book. It is a book on Animal Rights and Vegetarianism that was written for Bible-Believing Christians.

I've been in an email exchange/dialogue with the author. He's been kind enough to share parts of the book with me and, though I've only read parts of it, I think it would be worth checking out for Christians who are interested in the issue of Vegetarianism and Animal Rights.

dlw

If you talk in terms of husbandry and stewardship you've got my attention when it comes to animals. When you talk in terms of animal 'rights' then I've a strong desire to beat you about the head and shoulders with an Aluminum Loiusville Slugger.

Likewise, when you talk about vegetarianism as a means to better health, I'm all ears - when it becomes a 'doctrine' I'm reaching for the bat again.

[Darth Executor]

I knew that pacifism phase wouldn't last. Welcome back MG. :thumb:

[Da Lone-Warrior]

If you talk in terms of husbandry and stewardship you've got my attention when it comes to animals. When you talk in terms of animal 'rights' then I've a strong desire to beat you about the head and shoulders with an Aluminum Loiusville Slugger.

I don't think animals have rights just like humans do. I do think they shd have more rights or legal protections...

Likewise, when you talk about vegetarianism as a means to better health, I'm all ears - when it becomes a 'doctrine' I'm reaching for the bat again.

I see being a vegetarian as a discipline Christians can undertake, you know like Daniel et al did. I do not see it as doctrine.

I do think there is a serious problem in our country with gluttony...

dlw

[norwegen]

I do think they shd have more rights or legal protections...
what kinds of rights?

[Da Lone-Warrior]

what kinds of rights?

I'd like to see rights against them being abused.

I also would like to see some selective regulations enacted of factory farms to make the lives of the animals there better and to give the lower-scale family farms an advantage.

I'd also like to see some sort of encouragement for developing ways to kill animals that would be less painful.

dlw

[norwegen]

I'd like to see rights against them being abused.Done.
I also would like to see some selective regulations enacted of factory farms to make the lives of the animals there better and to give the lower-scale family farms an advantage.I'd like to see some selective regulations enacted of family farms to produce more meat per pound and give the commercial farms - and the consumers - an advantage.

I'd also like to see some sort of encouragement for developing ways to kill animals that would be less painful.Done.


Here are some government links:

fsis.usda (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/6900.2.htm)
nal.usda (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awagertrn.htm#kill)
GPOAccess (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/multidb.cgi?WAISdbName=cfr+Code+of+Federal+Regulations+%28current+data%29&WAISqueryRule=%28%24WAISqueryString%29&WAISqueryString=animal+welfare&WAIStemplate=multidb_results.html&Submit.=Submit&WrapperTemplate=cfr_wrapper2.html&WAISmaxHits=120)

[Da Lone-Warrior]

Done.
I'd like to see some selective regulations enacted of family farms to produce more meat per pound and give the commercial farms - and the consumers - an advantage.

Done.


Here are some government links:

fsis.usda (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/6900.2.htm)
nal.usda (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awagertrn.htm#kill)
GPOAccess (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/multidb.cgi?WAISdbName=cfr+Code+of+Federal+Regulations+%28current+data%29&WAISqueryRule=%28%24WAISqueryString%29&WAISqueryString=animal+welfare&WAIStemplate=multidb_results.html&Submit.=Submit&WrapperTemplate=cfr_wrapper2.html&WAISmaxHits=120)

thanks for the links.

Are you in the Horticulture business?

I'm not against having more meat per pound, but I have some problems with feeding animals animals...
dlw