ANIMAL ABUSE

[Patrick]

It's not really that anyone needs to learn to take a joke... my reaction at first was to look into it instead of dismissing it as a joke, etc. So, I definitely was a little concerned. That's only natural. I found out it was a hoax or whatever and moved on. I don't really find it particularly funny, myself.

[White Warlock]

And your response by researching it was appropriate Pat. The kneejerk response is to either automatically dismiss it as a joke, or to automatically believe it.

Which reminds me of when i would tell people about the children who are enslaved in western Africa, on cocoa fields, which for a time were contracted with both Nestle' and Hersheys. The most common response to that was, "I like chocolate." I.e., turn something disturbing about our society's exploitation of 3rd world workforces into something they could laugh at.

[Menjo]

thats a really good point, it seems sometimes that everything is really messed up

[Enviroman]

Eh, I think it's pretty funny. I guess you need a twisted sense of humor.

[karate kid 1]

Im really glad it was a joke its quite childish though if people who really love kittens read it they might of reported them to aurthorities

[BlackBeltAngel]

I'm an animal rights activist and a vegan. I learned long ago it was a joke.

[mantis]

heh

i heard about a guy who brought a mantis and fought with it.. speaking of animal abuse!

who defends a mantis man, who?