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June 9, 2016
Title: Outrage over a Gorilla’s Death
Topic: Animal Rights Gone Crazy
Discussed by Kelly Rosati
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Outrage still ensues after the killing of an endangered gorilla at the Cincinnati zoo over the Memorial Day weekend after a four-year-old boy fell into the gorilla’s enclosure. Critics questioned the zoo’s decision to kill the gorilla, in spite of the life-threatening danger the young boy faced, going as far as demanding criminal action be taken.
Kelly Rosati, the Vice President of Community Outreach with Focus on the Family, discusses details of the tragic situation.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Where do we draw the line in protecting animal life over human life? Shouldn’t we be as diligent to protect human life as we are to protect the life of an endangered species? “The issue isn’t about whether or not the mother of the little boy was at fault. The issue is about the importance of human life,” Kelly says.
Is Kelly concerned for America when so many people are outraged over the death of a gorilla, yet they are not bothered by the death of nearly 60 million babies through abortion?
Kelly also offers sensible suggestions on how to use this tragedy to spread the love of Jesus to others and gives us hope as the younger generation is becoming more and more pro-life.
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February 10, 2015
Title: Is a Bigger Prison Still a Prison?
Topic: Animal Rights Gone Crazy
Discussed by Jeff Stier
with National Center for Public Policy Research (www.NationalCenter.org)
PETA believes that
human kind should not own or keep any animal from land or the sea.
No dogs. No cats. No horses. No chickens. No goldfish. No hermit crabs. No
whales. No dolphins. Nothing. They don’t belong to us. They belong to the earth.
In fact, PETA believes that all animals are equal to humans. They deserve the
same rights as humans. Jeff Stier, with the National Center for Public Policy
Research, takes offense to that. While Jeff is an animal lover and he does think
we should take care of them, they are NOT equal to humans and do NOT deserve the
same rights as us.
Listen in as he explains how a Legislator in Washington filed a bill to ban the
keeping of whales and dolphins. SeaWorld is trying their best to accommodate
PETA by building bigger tanks, but that’s just not good enough! PETA says
keeping whales and dolphins and all sea creatures down to the tiniest clown fish
is imprisonment! The whales were being held in bondage – in slavery! PETA says
SeaWorld is enslaving whales and dolphins in captivity! Give me a break!!!
The sad thing is that movies which depict suffering animals such as whales and
dolphins have such a negative impact that PETA is actually winning this battle!
And it’s not just about whales and dolphins. PETA is after your dog and cat;
they’re after the cows and chickens. They’re also after the zoo!
Listen in as Jeff explains more about PETA’s worldview. He also encourages PETA
members to lead by example.
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February 26, 2014
Title: Animal Rights Activists Seek Personhood for Pigs
Topic: Animal Rights Gone Crazy
Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)
Part 1 of 2
Author and blog writer Wesley J. Smith warns that the moral distinction between human beings and animals is under attack by a radical animal-rights movement. If they have their way, animals will be bringing lawsuits against men.
Animal-rights groups say they seek only the "ethical treatment of animals," but many activists portray terrorists in their fight for an ideology that dangerously undermines human welfare and the unique value of human life.
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Animal Rights Gone Crazy
Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)
As Christians, we should love and respect all of God’s creatures. But, what is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights? And why do animal rights activists seem to resort to such violent behavior?
We will be walking a fine line if we allow “animal rights” to coexist with “human rights”. Wesley Smith says that the recognition of the unique value of human life is important to the Christian worldview.
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