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Auntie Bush

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21. I watched a battle on TV the other night and was aghast when they showed some dead horses.

Reply to cyberswede (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 08:01 PM

Nov 2013

I gasped in horror at the poor horses...but several men had also been killed or blown up and I said nothing. And that's not when I was a kid...but today! I just can't stand when an animal is killed or mistreated. I'm ashamed to say when I saw a starving child in one of those ads to help children...I actually felt worse and wanted to donate when I saw a starving skin and bone dog. I've often wondered what's the matter with me that I seem to empathize more for animals than for humans.

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When I was a little kid, I felt worse when an animal died in a movie than when a person died. [View all] cyberswede Nov 2013 OP

Not always Worried senior Nov 2013 #1

Me too get the red out Nov 2013 #5

me too nt Raine Nov 2013 #6

if a person can find glee in ANY death FatBuddy Nov 2013 #2

There are plenty of movies where I am glad a character died. nt Logical Nov 2013 #9

movies aren't real FatBuddy Nov 2013 #15

Well, a lot of Americans will find glee in death on Thursday Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2013 #16

Yep. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #20

Some animals are nicer than some humans ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #3

I'm not sure how his death became such a debatable topic get the red out Nov 2013 #4

I always feel bad when I see any animal die. Rex Nov 2013 #7

I still tear up when Bambi's mother dies. Don't tell anyone. randome Nov 2013 #8

Bambi's mother dies? I was going to watch that tonight! Damn! nt Logical Nov 2013 #11

Sorry! randome Nov 2013 #12

I don't want to look. Whisp Nov 2013 #10

and that is the crux of the argument in the thread referenced. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #13

Nope, but there are certainly some logical contortionists present. cyberswede Nov 2013 #14

There is basically one person turning ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #17

Not only that, she claims to be a nursing student who will start as a nurse in January. Brickbat Nov 2013 #18

Meh, it's one poster ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #19

Exactly. If you eat meat, you're enjoying an animal that suffered to some extent. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #22

I watched a battle on TV the other night and was aghast when they showed some dead horses. Auntie Bush Nov 2013 #21

I often did too. frogmarch Nov 2013 #23