"Human Supremacy" ...Man has absolute power over animals. He can do whatever he wants with them. They have no effective means of resistance. If he treats them with mercy, it's because he chooses to do so. He can claim to be a superior-being because he chooses to do so. He can claim to be a superior-being because he has power over animals -- but it's the way in which he uses that power that decides whether he is really superior at all. Kathy Sater-Partch ----- Original Message ----- From: <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: OT Horse slaughter house ban expored Ms Cooke brings up an excellent point.....for some reason or another 'man-kind' is the dominant species on THIS planet with pretty much control over most others...not coach roaches......we just need to be humane in all that we do......I had stopped raising rabbits because I just got sick and tired of killing them......and not to start a fight, we'd all be better off if we ate less or NO meat of any kind......I was at a former student's Bar Mitzah a few weeks ago and the Rabbi stated..."When you're in a situation where no one is acting human, you need to act human.......FB ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================