Today, a short video "Heartwarming! Animal protection volunteers cut off chicken heads and feed them to dogs" was circulated on the Internet, triggering heated discussions among netizens.
This video posted by the Weibo account "Voice of Asian Animal Protection" has been played more than 1.6 million times. The accompanying text reads, "As early winter approaches, the weather is getting colder. In order to keep the furry children strong and strong, the little animals protect their love." Volunteers bought hundreds of chickens, cut off their heads and fed them to the dogs. The heart-warming scene made all the animal protection volunteers cry! They called on society to introduce animal protection laws as soon as possible. ".
It is the "all life is equal and all things have spirits" in the text description that has caused controversy. Many netizens believe that in the eyes of these animal protection volunteers, the so-called "equality" only considers the equality of dogs, and has no regard for the "spirituality" of chickens.
In the name of animal protection, dogs are allowed to eat to make their bodies stronger and stronger, but the cost is the lives of hundreds of chickens. The phrase "cut off their heads and feed them to dogs" has stung the hearts of many netizens.
In the video, the volunteers first put the cut chicken heads into a large pot and boiled them in boiling water, and then served them to the dogs after they were cooked. The whole process was indeed very attentive and full of care for the dogs.
It should be noted that based on the information provided in the video, it is not certain that animal protection volunteers personally slaughtered hundreds of chickens and cut off their heads to feed the dogs. Judging from the state of the chicken heads, it looks more like volunteers purchased hundreds of white-striped chickens and cut off their heads to feed the dogs.
However, many netizens said they cannot accept the practice of animal protection volunteers "killing chickens to scare dogs." They borrowed the words of animal protection volunteers that "all life is equal" and questioned, "Everything has a spirit, and we appeal to dog lovers not to hurt these chickens even if they don't love them." Some netizens angrily asked, "Only dogs are relatives in their eyes, and other animals are enemies." Some people said, "A dog's life is a life because it can raise money. A chicken's life is not a life, because no one will donate to the chickens."
Of course, although most netizens do not agree with the volunteers' approach, some netizens believe that "it is not that life is equal, but that different animals have different responsibilities. The most important duty of chickens to humans is food. The most important thing for dogs is to be companion animals and working animals. In the final analysis, it depends on human language."
Netizen "Quiet Night 12 34" said, "They protect cats and dogs, so that's okay. Don't talk about how caring they are that all animals are equal. These people always say that chickens, ducks, cows and sheep are domestic animals that can be eaten. I would like to ask, since life is equal, what qualifications do these people have to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten?"
As the netizen said, the life of a chicken is not life. The idea that all living beings are equal is a joke among extreme “animal rights” elements! Some netizens pointed out, "The biggest problem with animal welfare is double standards. If the double standards problem is not solved, it is really unconvincing."
As for the statement in the text of "cutting off the head and feeding it to the dogs", some netizens questioned that the editor of the published content was too exaggerated and could not afford to cut off hundreds of chicken heads. It is possible that the animal protection volunteers spent money to buy some chicken heads to improve the lives of the dogs.
Recently, as more and more people keep dogs as pets, people’s feelings towards dogs have been rising. Especially in the eyes of dog lovers, dogs are mankind’s most loyal friends and cannot tolerate any abuse or killing. Every once in a while, news of patriots stopping vehicles transporting dogs and buying them at their own expense to rescue dogs that are about to be killed for food will flood the screen, sparking discussions about whether dogs can be slaughtered and eaten.
Opponents believe that there is nothing wrong with eating dog meat as a traditional delicacy, while dog lovers believe that dogs must not be killed for meat. Irreconcilable conflicts will often lead to patriots condemning the killing of dogs. Every year, they boycott the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in Guangxi.
It is okay for dog lovers to advocate dog love. However, in real society, due to the controversy related to stray dogs and dog meat, netizens' views on dog lovers have gradually changed, and even have a hint of irony.
The most unacceptable thing among netizens is that dog lovers often put dog rights above all other animals, and even human rights. Extreme dog-loving behavior has also led to resentment among many people.
Previously, there was a misunderstanding on the Internet that "dogs are listed as forbidden animals." This is because the "National Catalog of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources" is aimed at the management of agricultural livestock and poultry. Dogs are not included in the catalog of livestock and poultry genetic resources. They are not managed as agricultural livestock and have nothing to do with whether they can be eaten or raised.
It is true that dogs have been "specialized" from traditional domestic animals to companion animals. Even people who are not dog lovers love dogs very much. More and more people are joining the ranks of boycotting the consumption of dog meat, and more and more people are becoming animal protection volunteers. However, in the eyes of others, no matter how exaggerating the special status of dogs, dogs' rights cannot be placed above human rights.