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neilldn74

['Member']Joined: June 29, 2020 at 04:07Last active: February 27, 2021 at 13:541 discussions8 comments

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This thing about restricting his access to females seems to be your key objection. I would point out that wild dogs don't mate - only the alpha female...
January 28, 2021 at 16:25
People have had dogs for thousands of years. The practice of neutering them only started in the 30's and really only became commonplace in the 70s bec...
January 28, 2021 at 12:50
The original thread was about whether neutering a dog harmed it or not. But since you wish to expand the scope of this, I will say that I did think ab...
January 27, 2021 at 17:40
A counter argument to what Judaka?
January 27, 2021 at 17:33
But all of your objections are based upon what's best for the human owner. I could imagine aliens making the same arguments about us if we were their ...
January 27, 2021 at 06:12
Actually, you are wrong. Animals do have rights - that's why you can be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. But I caution you - even if they did not ac...
January 20, 2021 at 03:29
I think most people would agree that cruelty to animals is wrong. They don't have to be self-aware to feel pain. The extent to which they are away is ...
January 20, 2021 at 03:24
It's not really despicable though because if you left it in the wild, it suffers terribly. Also, research shows that a special part of a dogs brain li...
January 18, 2021 at 17:56