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Well, actually we still do have slavery.
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<sigh> I suppose I should have specified that as far as I'm aware, slavery is now
illegal in the United States. Perhaps there are circumstances where it is still a problem, but if the perpetrators are caught, there are legal ramifications in plan.
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I do like how you compare slaves to guinea pigs.
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I didn't say anything about slavery being the same as or comparable to guinea pigs. What I said was that people used to say that slavery would always exist, the same way you're claiming that breeders will always exist. My point was that those people claiming slavery (*ahem*
legalized slavery) were wrong. The people who claimed that women would never have the right to vote were wrong. The people who claimed that legally using child labor would always be a practice were wrong. So there is the potential that YOU are also wrong in that breeding will always exist.
There are a lot of people working to end the practice of breeding guinea pigs; I believe one day they'll prevail.
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Kind of sad to see so many people who love guinea pigs want them to go extinct.
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I think it's sadder to see people who claim they love guinea pigs be willing to cause them any suffering or harm for their own selfish purposes. It's love for and respect for the animals themselves that lets me be okay with the idea of them "dying out"; at least then they won't be pawns for human amusement anymore.
I think there are differences between animals that choose the company and companionship of human beings (like dogs and cats, and I understand, a few other species of animals) and animals that have to live in a cage in order to be compatible with the life style of a human being. I see nothing wrong with caged animals dying out; I don't think it's good or fair to continue breeding them just so we can keep them in a cage. Quite frankly, if it meant that not another cat or dog had to suffer any pain or neglect, then I could probably get behind the dying out of the domestic dog and cat as well. However, with cats and dogs, I believe that they often get much out of their relationships with people and that the relationships can be mutually beneficial beyond that of human feeding pet.