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Originally Posted by LillyBelle

I'm aloud to comment on a news article. There's no problem with that.

Of course..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

I'm not here to solve the problem within the farming community. That's not my job. That's for the farmers and Veterinary community.

It's in everyone's interest. This is about our food, our water and air quality, and our shared environment. We influence the processes by how we consume, and how we vote, and whether we are actively supporting interest groups or not. This is all part of a healthy democracy. It's not just up to specialists just as we can't rely on government alone..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

Why the heck would I ever want to subject myself to that? I'm not watching pro-vegan documentaries. No way. I learned that lesson after watching an over-dramatized PETA video. That would be a waste of time considering their bias.

Why..? Because you apparently value education and rationality, so no harm in reading scientific journals and articles about the environment, land use planning, water management. There's a whole range of fields connected to each other here..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

As for visiting, um no. I'm not a nature girl. I'm much happier at home, but thank you. Closest I got was in North Carolina across from a pig slaughterhouse. You could smell it for miles.

Put a shawl to your nose.. that way you don't have to worry about the smell and you can continue the research..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

That was enough for me. It's you guys who took up this cause, not me. Therefore, it's you who can do the visiting and research.

I have no desire to visit a slaughterhouse..
I did visit a concentration camp once, in Germany. I saw how the camp inmates used to live, how they were treated. It is reminiscent to how we treat animals..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

My area is Medical Science. That's the area I chose to spend my time researching.

Any person professing an interest in science and education should look beyond one specialized field, especially if engaging in topics out of one's expertise..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

Now you're just stretching things. The point was made because we're all animals. Or, do you not believe we're animals and we're actually above them? In other words, every animal has to eat and every animal does so.

We are also a very specific animal.. a human being.. something that is often forgotten.. Humans are capable of transcending nature and going above natural instinct..

Originally Posted by LillyBelle

I know about the issue with cats and the birds. Again though, that's nature. Cats are being cats, that's what they do. It's natural.

I don't blame the cats. It's the cat owners who should look into these issues and keep the cats inside. That way we can keep gardens diverse.