Yeah, I agree, normally I would not want to say it that way... I feel though, that changing people's minds about the idea that animals are equal people is a lot harder than to get people to feel that they should not hurt something that is "as intelligent as a human child".
So, it's not how I prefer to say it, but, I think to try and say the whole message of animals as people would be something that a lot of people working in the pet store etc. would ignore, they think as "crazy", so, I start with the thing that might help the birds right now... and, spread the more complicated message other places. If that makes sense.
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Date: 2011-09-24 06:11 pm (UTC)So, it's not how I prefer to say it, but, I think to try and say the whole message of animals as people would be something that a lot of people working in the pet store etc. would ignore, they think as "crazy", so, I start with the thing that might help the birds right now... and, spread the more complicated message other places. If that makes sense.