Oh, the poor moo-cows...lol...Thats not very nice.....they have feelings and family too you know. When it comes to beef, I think its in very bad taste very BAD:(.....I can see why that has higher priorities...too lets say 300 hundred million starving people! ( continue...Iam all ears:)

LEAP

Even more destructive is the Doomagee case in Qld, Pericles.

If we are to consider the things we consider acceptable, how could we possibly fail to notice or differentiate between a case of criminal murder, institutional murder, or commercial murder.

If I may expand, how do we as society determine which is worse ?,

(a)murder for pleasure or perceived gain (criminal murder), or
(b) accidental/intentional killing effected during the use/possible abuse of power, or
(c) the taking of life simply because it is commercially prudent to do so.

Which is most callous or most without regard for life ?.

You would have to ask yourself first, " which has the most detriment to the social fabric ? ".

Morally it seems to me, that the most scant disregard for life exists in commercial murder, followed by institutional killing,
and bringing up the rear, criminal murder.

After all,

(1) we can police criminal murder successfully and essentially keep the sicko's off the street,
(2) institutional killing is harder to police (for obvious reasons) than criminal murder, and has wider ranging social implications, and
(3)commercial murder is just inexcusable, and to my mind (even if the victims are cows),
and is the least compelling reason of the three, for the taking of life.

For me, the only valid reason for the taking of life, would be in the defence of one's own, or others lives.

Cruelty to animals is not new. You don't have to be vegetarian/vegan/animal rights campaigner to know that allowing animals to starve to death is a tragedy. It is cruel and an abrogation of responsibility. Who was responsible for the cattle. Did the responsible manager just forget about them.

It is odd that there are some that assume that if a person shows concern in the arena of animal welfare you must by contrast not care about people.

Why is that? I am not being facetious but sincerely interested in the psychology behind some of the predictable responses.

Dear Thinker 2,

Interesting thoughts raised - as always!

Dear Pelican,

Good point made!

Here is a few links I found quickly on googling Cattle starve NT.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/29/3051581.htm?site=darwin

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/northern-territorys-charles-darwin-university-escaped-lawsuit-over-starving-cattle/story-e6frfku0-1225983623039

http://www.fionalake.com.au/blog/news/agricultural-news-beef-cattle-industry/mataranka-station-animal-neglect-or-cruelty/

What I would like to know is why has not this gone to court?

What persons were responsible for the station management?

Why have they not been charged?

Where are the RSPCA?

Where are the animal activists that put on public displays (sometimes topless) to get public attention about animal cruelty?

Where are the activists that protest about cruelty of hunting?

Something is very wrong here and the hypocricy is dripping.

If the Feds can overide the NT about euthanasia, why not overide on this animal cruelty issue and bring them to book?

Looks as though things are gradually coming to light & maybe calling people rednecks for telling facts will ease somewhat..
I just hope some exposure on immoral bureaucrats will also come to light. Switch on your mobiles & start recording.