Why is it ok to kill certain animals, but not others?

If I kill a chicken to make myself chicken parmesan... nobody bats an eye.  BUT, if I kill a dog to skin it and then use him as a door mat there is great outrage.  I can kill thousands of fish for fun, but if I kill one cat for fun it's the end of the world.  How do you make sense of this?  

Nothing more than the cuteness factor, people are weird

(of course, it's a different story when it comes to endangered animals but that's not what you're talking about)

Because animals like cats and dogs we view as family members. Most people don't have a chicken or a cow sleep with them at night...

Dogs are a normal served dish in some areas around the world. I wouldn't be surprised if cat was too.

Killing for fun is the first indication of a serial killer.....LJS9502_basic

If you killed a chicken in plain view, people would bat an eye. Don't be stupid.SolidSnake35

Yah, that would be really weird.

Just walking by, minding your own business, and you see some guy cutting a chicken's head off.

Like, woah.

...you find me a living chicken that can do this and then maybe I will care about why it isn't smothered in buffalo sauce. 

If you killed a chicken in plain view, people would bat an eye. Don't be stupid.SolidSnake35

Yah, that would be really weird.

Just walking by, minding your own business, and you see some guy cutting a chicken's head off.

Like, woah.

Necrifer

You don't "cut" a chicken's head, you rip it off.

Because we like some animals more than others.  Also, dogs are friends.  Chickens are stupid, rotten bastards.

Depends where you live. But in general it's because those animals are considered house pets/companions

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]If you killed a chicken in plain view, people would bat an eye. Don't be stupid.BenedictArnold7

because chickens are bred for their eggs and food so there are loads of them being born every day, same as pigs, cows etc.

and there is a big difference between killing something for food and just killing something for your own pleasure. you can't even compare killing a chicken for food and killing a cat for fun really, two completely different scenarios.

killing anything for "fun" would be seen as wrong by many people and I probably wouldn't even trust a person who would.

especially if it is something on the scale of a cat.

hunting is a bit different as it is considered a sport so it is more accepted but I still don't like people doing that too much.

because people are idiots. mems_1224

You don't "cut" a chicken's head, you rip it off.

N30F3N1X

That's one method.

How come it's almost never acceptable to kill humans(also an animal)?

Killing for fun is the first indication of a serial killer.....LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Killing for fun is the first indication of a serial killer.....VanHelsingBoA64

It doesn't make sense; we simply follow social and cultural norms.

i train and work with dogs for a living and am pretty sympathetic to them and protect them and help them everyday and i have zero problem with using them as a food source.

it's just a cultural thing anyway.

we basically don't eat dogs and cats because we just don't

there is no real sense or logic involved in it at all.

dogs do what they are bred for, some detect and guard, some are companions.

if another one is delicious then it can serve that purpose.

my only concern really would be making sure any food animal has a decent quality of life before we eat it.

a pretty silly attitude i admit but meh,  what can you do?

you can justify what you need to justify or you can be miserable over what a hypocritical ****wad you are.

Nothing more than the cuteness factor, people are weird

(of course, it's a different story when it comes to endangered animals but that's not what you're talking about)

JML897

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Nothing more than the cuteness factor, people are weird

(of course, it's a different story when it comes to endangered animals but that's not what you're talking about)

ThaneKrios28

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Nothing more than the cuteness factor, people are weird

(of course, it's a different story when it comes to endangered animals but that's not what you're talking about)

GamingVengeance

The two examples you gave are of domesticated animals...I'd imagine that's the reason. senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="GamingVengeance"][QUOTE="ThaneKrios28"] eh in my case i dont care if people kill in order to have food but i just dont get the whole hunting for sport deal at all i mean what is the reason? and no im not a tree hugging peta memberThaneKrios28

I know what you mean, and again i dont have a problem with it. Most hunters here tho hunt it for the meat, because its fvcking delicious.

either way a dead deer, even if just hunted to mount its head on a wall, is a good deer. Their population here has gotten a little out of hand

It's OK to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings.

Idk,if its ok to kill endangered animals like lions,then dogs should be fair game Bucked20

[QUOTE="Bucked20"]Idk,if its ok to kill endangered animals like lions,then dogs should be fair game Nibroc420

ive eaten horse cat dog and whale, people need to get over themselves at the end of the day if it came down to it anyone would eat any animal

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="Bucked20"]Idk,if its ok to kill endangered animals like lions,then dogs should be fair game Bucked20

Because we like some animals more than others. Also, dogs are friends. Chickens are stupid, rotten bastards.

coolbeans90

Never have we agreed more.