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| Ban on dog-eating ’racist’ |
| 2004-02-17 |
| Well I’m still going to have a hot dog when I want one. A SOUTH Australian independent MP says he will oppose a bill banning the eating of dogs and cats in the state, as it plays on racist fears. Under legislation proposed by the state government, anyone caught eating a cat or a dog would be fined $1250. But independent MP Kris Hanna said there was no legitimate reason to outlaw such practices. "Apart from the principles underlying vegetarianism, there does not appear to be any justification at all for this bill," Mr Hanna said in a statement. "The force behind it is racism, it plays upon unfounded fears about people from our own cultures who have different eating habits to our own." However, he said the bill would become law regardless of his views, as it had the support of the Liberal opposition. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 Ban on dog-eating ’racist’ Tipper, are wallaby-eating racists forbidden also? |
| Posted by: GK 2004-2-17 6:03:27 PM |
| #10 It's not racism.... it's a genetic preference. There's less fat and a zero chance of mad Englishman disease. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-17 5:38:11 PM |
| #9 Here is another case where racism is being charged in an eating case involving a cat. It is an update from the post of the other day when two guys fed a bad worker to the lions. PHALABORWA, South Africa -- Police dropped murder charges Tuesday against one of four men accused of feeding a dismissed farm worker to lions at a northern game park. Contending the alleged attack was racially motivated, hundreds of ruling African National Congress and South African Communist Party supporters protested outside court Tuesday. Riot police barricaded the road, the South African Press Association reported. I guess tehy are saying that a lion can be racist too. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-17 4:06:01 PM |
| #8 My biggest concern is that often animals eat other animals; that is really insensitive to animals that are vegans. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-17 11:27:08 AM |
| #7 "Here, Fluffy! Time for your special treat!" |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-2-17 10:59:04 AM |
| #6 I'm a bit worried about someone that "lovers" their pets. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-17 9:56:10 AM |
| #5 Troll - it's CHENEY you frickin dumbass! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-17 9:40:56 AM |
| #4 leave it to this hanna man to call people racist for not eating animals. dogs and cats are not put here to be eating by a bunch of cannibals that dont lover their pets! hanna and chainey probably buddies! |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-2-17 9:27:48 AM |
| #3 Yes! Our forefathers had this in mind when they wrote the Constitution. How farsighted they were. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-17 9:17:27 AM |
| #2 Vote for the sexual liberation of animals! Archaic laws against sex with animals make criminals out of honest people! |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-2-17 9:03:23 AM |
| #1 At least they are not having sex with them. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-2-17 8:05:07 AM |