Nietzche says, "Nature is supremely cruel", ergo the boundaries of cruelty are those set by nature. But there's more to it than that isn't there? Nature is replete with cruelty. Drought is cruel. Fire is cruel. The act...read more
by Rob Purifoy
The problem with this on going debate of the boundaries of cruelty is that it cannot be defined by default of what society tells us. As has been noted, we have people that hunt deer, and other game, we have people that eat...read more
by Dusty Summer
I can't say there are boundaries to cruelty, against animals or fellow human beings. I can say where I would wish to draw the boundaries, and dog fighting certainly is a worthy place to begin. When dogs are trained to fi...read more
With the media frenzy surrounding Michael Vick, starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons I have to wonder as a vegan, why is dog fighting considered barbaric? In case you have been living underneath a rock, Vick...read more
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