[richlevy]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Seriously, you can shoot animals and eat them; you can force-feed them and slaughter them; you can cage them and harvest eggs and milk; you can do medical experiments on them; in some cases you can shoot them just because you feel like shooting them; and if you own one, you can (humanely) put it to death at your whim.

We do actually have laws against animal cruelty. And Jewish dietary laws demand humane slaughter. One argument against bestiality is the same as against human minors, the inability to give informed consent.

A goat may not want to have sex with Adak, but would be unable to adequately voices it's displeasure. On the other hand, most goats might love to have sex with Adak. He might be the rock star that all goats aspire to screw, with young goats scratching his picture on the floors of their stalls under the straw where their parents won't find it. But even when they mature, they would be as unable to acquiesce Adak's advances as their minority of brethren would be unable to voice their displeasure.

Placing some protections on animals that almost everyone acknowledges that we are allowed to slaughter and eat may seem inconsistent, but it is more of a protection for humans than it is for animals. Many serial killers start with animals. Think of cruelty to animals as a gateway drug to cruelty to humans. And sex with animals is considered cruelty to animals.

BTW, I should really apologize for using Adak as an example by insinuating his popularity with goats. Obviously this is not true. Goats have no affinity for Adak.



But his Q rating with cows and horses is absolutely off the charts.