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BlancheSplanchnik

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70. Or they feel Cute. Cool. Fashionable.

Reply to freshwest (Reply #17)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 01:07 PM

Jul 2015

In China, it (and I say "it" on purpose) is just food.

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Live Animals Are Stuck Inside These Plastic Keychains [View all] Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 OP

Makes me Faux pas Jul 2015 #1

Sickening, indeed. The very idea of carrying a suffering creature Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #4

Yep Faux pas Jul 2015 #54

And think of the factory farming to produce all of these. cui bono Jul 2015 #67

Disgusting how horrible human beings ARE... n/t chervilant Jul 2015 #106

You ain't seen nothing yet. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #112

Ugh just ugh, AuntPatsy Jul 2015 #2

So many people are absolutely so revolting and cruel. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth always RKP5637 Jul 2015 #3

You have to wonder. When people/customers see the animal Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #6

Unfortunately, I suspect they feel superior and powerful to be able to dispose of life for a dime. freshwest Jul 2015 #17

Or they feel Cute. Cool. Fashionable. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #70

By blaming just the "capitalists," Igel Jul 2015 #20

Agree about the 'slaughter' of nuisance insects. Get them before they get you, I say. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #29

I regret some of the things I did to ants also packman Jul 2015 #68

They don't much care about humans there either. Their worker conditions are much worse than ours stevenleser Jul 2015 #115

That is fucked up phantom power Jul 2015 #5

Badly! Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #7

That's horrible! procon Jul 2015 #8

You know what they say about the myriad species Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #10

Bingo - we have a winner. thanks. airplaneman Jul 2015 #84

When I see something like this I can only imagine a galaxy FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #9

Perhaps we are hanging on a celestial keychain which Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #11

We'll make great pets MattBaggins Jul 2015 #22

Like me some Perry Ferrell! nt kjones Jul 2015 #40

Reminds me of a story I read as a kid passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #91

Absolutely disgusting. Humans are so casually cruel, just for profit or a joke or just Nay Jul 2015 #12

It IS, on occasion, very difficult to 'respect' one's fellow man, let alone 'love' them. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #14

Sick and depraved! Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #13

The lack of empathy for the evident suffering of Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #15

turtles are vertebrates restorefreedom Jul 2015 #16

Any country that finds dog meat to be a fine delicacy, is suspect in my book. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #31

Exactly. Duppers Jul 2015 #100

Why is this cruelty culturally acceptable? Do people buy them so they can let them go? lonestarnot Jul 2015 #18

Unfortunately, the animal protection movement in Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #24

Their culture is not known to be humane to 'pets', livestock or zoo animals. Sunlei Jul 2015 #19

Don't even want to contemplate that--SEA WORLD and China? Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #21

proof positive that seaworld's new "we treat them well" campaign restorefreedom Jul 2015 #25

They're definitely on the way down... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #34

I always imagine one of the Orcas so stressed & 'pushed' to perform going postal- like elephants do, Sunlei Jul 2015 #44

I think it's nearly happened a few times. That's a lot of orca to land on you and your kids. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #47

They could certainly make that jump without much effort. Sunlei Jul 2015 #52

And that's why I have a real problem with it. AngryOldDem Jul 2015 #61

That is totally inhumane and needs to be stopped now. This is one item we should use jwirr Jul 2015 #23

Wow. That's.Fucked.Up. nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #26

+1,000,000 emmadoggy Jul 2015 #118

I had a post in May about birds being smuggled in plastic pop bottles Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #27

Blatant, flagrant and sickening. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #35

Fucked up as Sea World. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #28

I had no idea there was a SEA WORLD in China. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #36

Indeed, American companies need to stop the animal cruelty as well. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #45

already open, a huge complex with hotels, and water parks.For their middle class families-keychain Sunlei Jul 2015 #49

Oh, cruelty, thy name is nouveau-riche Chinese consumers. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #51

ahhh wtf?!?! retrowire Jul 2015 #30

I said "China" before I even opened this. nt alphafemale Jul 2015 #32

It reminds me of the way betta fish are LibDemAlways Jul 2015 #33

If only more children had your sensitivity and tender heart. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #38

Male Bettas are highly territorial LuvLoogie Jul 2015 #59

I know. I had a betta I inherited from my LibDemAlways Jul 2015 #64

I agree, the cups are a relatively new thing to me LuvLoogie Jul 2015 #71

my god I hate humans so much sometimes... magical thyme Jul 2015 #37

Precisely, in what 'corporate' boardroom did a bunch of sadists Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #43

Its China... GummyBearz Jul 2015 #82

So many humans are absolute scum! I recall down south when they used to stack RKP5637 Jul 2015 #75

I would be in jail if I saw that ... brett_jv Jul 2015 #39

Sickness. Madness. navarth Jul 2015 #41

Ugh. WTF is wrong with people? City Lights Jul 2015 #42

I want to cry. I hate this so much. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #46

It's really hard to look at. How could anyone want one of those chains-- Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #48

I wouldn't do that to a cockroach awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #102

You were a good kid! Sunlei Jul 2015 #50

If China rules the world, there won't be any animals left donna123 Jul 2015 #53

They will have turned all those creatures into some form of table delicacy, Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #55

RIP Baiji dolphin marle35 Jul 2015 #108

Capitalism. Anyway to make a buck. . B Calm Jul 2015 #56

Wow... The karma on that idea tavernier Jul 2015 #57

As it should be, IMO. AngryOldDem Jul 2015 #62

Karma does not exist. GaYellowDawg Jul 2015 #119

Karma notwithstanding, it's pretty SCARY to think that Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #129

I don't know about that... tavernier Jul 2015 #133

And now I have to mea culpa. GaYellowDawg Jul 2015 #141

this is so sick Marrah_G Jul 2015 #58

The Chinese generally have very little respect for any type of animal, including humans. roamer65 Jul 2015 #60

Really REALLY hard to have respect for their cavalier Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #63

This makes me so sad Control-Z Jul 2015 #65

That's horrible! cui bono Jul 2015 #66

Revolting! denvine Jul 2015 #69

Then there's this... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #72

Gag me with a spoon. Conspicuous, obscene consumption. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #73

China is responsible for more animal cruelty than any other country in the world red dog 1 Jul 2015 #74

My dubious pleasure, red dog. Wish there weren't things like this to post... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #77

Tigers harvested for their organs? red dog 1 Jul 2015 #85

No, to be made into traditional Chinese 'remedies'. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #86

China is the main importer of Rhinoceros horn powder (supposed to be an aphrodisiac) red dog 1 Jul 2015 #88

They don't have much empathy for animals LittleBlue Jul 2015 #76

Is this any worse than what goes on in factory farms? oberliner Jul 2015 #78

Point taken. That's one of the reasons I don't eat meat and Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #80

That is very admirable oberliner Jul 2015 #81

sick! thank u for publicizing this Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #79

Again, my unfortunate 'luck' to have happened upon this... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #83

It does need to be seen. AngryOldDem Jul 2015 #87

this needs to be seen too ... every year in Yulin, China napkinz Jul 2015 #89

The medieval madness just boggles the mind. And, these are the Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #90

This, this in a so-called civilized, modern nation (not for the faint of heart)... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author stage left Jul 2015 #92

I can't even begin to wrap my head around this. hifiguy Jul 2015 #94

It's like the most horrendous scenes from some twisted Hollywood horror movie... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #95

Fucking sickening. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #114

You think this is bad... AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #96

This is when I wish YouTube had never been invented... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #124

Damn, that is cruel! Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #97

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... Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #128

Not surprising Egnever Jul 2015 #98

Notice the female scavenger... StoneCarver Jul 2015 #117

May the Creative Entity bless this humane woman... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #123

Enough to make you regret belonging to the same species... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #122

How horrible! BeanMusical Jul 2015 #99

words fail me Lifelong Protester Jul 2015 #101

Fucking monsters get the red out Jul 2015 #103

China is a horrible place for animals. They torture, kill and eat dogs and cats. michaz Jul 2015 #104

It evens out. Some space aliens sell plastic boxes with humans inside as keychains. tclambert Jul 2015 #105

More likely that Robert Rankin will be proved correct hifiguy Jul 2015 #107

This is REALLY disturbing. :_( C Moon Jul 2015 #109

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How fucking sick is this? Enthusiast Jul 2015 #111

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #113

Mankind is a plague on the earth. There can be no God. IHateTheGOP Jul 2015 #116

with great sadness, i have to agree. n/t restorefreedom Jul 2015 #143

I fucking hate people a la izquierda Jul 2015 #120

I hate lots of them n/t malaise Jul 2015 #131

I don't hate them all... a la izquierda Jul 2015 #139

Fucking people. I mean, we move kids to food stamps and let families go desperate and hungry while jtuck004 Jul 2015 #121

I am struggling to find the words... CrawlingChaos Jul 2015 #125

My dubious pleasure (and duty...) Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #127

I know how you feel CrawlingChaos Jul 2015 #145

Horrible. Reminds me of how they treat human labor. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #130

Just sad. Scuba Jul 2015 #132

China's karma is going to be even worse than what the USA is building up loudsue Jul 2015 #134

Many of them are latter day, nominal Buddhists. You'd think they'd Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #135

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Jul 2015 #136

Horrifying...I'm claustrophobic and identify wholly PCIntern Jul 2015 #137

Wow, PCI, you and me both. Thank god the lift cabin in my building Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #138

I'm pretty good with day to day stuff... PCIntern Jul 2015 #140

What kind of culture would tolerate such cruel, claustrophobic imprisonment? Orrex Jul 2015 #142

thank goodness for tpp restorefreedom Jul 2015 #144

This is beyond disgusting. Calista241 Jul 2015 #146