Not trying to put anyone here on blast because I'm guilty of it too, but.....
People always react to animal stuff like this with horror and sometimes even get angry or emotional about it. Meanwhile, horrible things happen to human beings and we react to it like it's a big joke. People are getting their fucking heads sawed off on video and we are apathetic. Young girls in the middle east are getting tortured, ass-raped, and beaten to death and nobody gives a fuck. We joke and make smart comments about it on message boards like it's not real.
As a country(USA) and as a planet I feel like we have lost perspective on the value of human life. I'm not sure how to get it back and I think this is at the root of a lot of our societal problems right now. I'm not for abusing animals, I think that's disgusting and cowardly, but compared to what's going on in the world right now with humans, it's insignificant. We all need to pull our heads out of our asses and start dealing with reality. Time to get serious. I'd rather watch porn and play video games too but enough is enough.
I don't think animal abuse is necessarily more or less important than any other issue. I think they are all important in their own right. I hardly will ever joke about human suffering on here; in fact, I don't think I ever did that. Anyway, this is why we have MANY different organizations working on different social issues. There are THOUSANDS of social issues and A LOT of problems. One issue is not necessarily more important than the next one. They are all equally important, which is why we have different organizations and different people devoting their time to each cause/issue.
Take human trafficking. Some stats:
-At least 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude.
-About 2 million children are exploited every year in the global commercial sex trade.
-The average entry age of American minors into the sex trade is 12-14 years old.
-3,287 people are sold or kidnapped and forced into sex slavery every day.
By sheer numbers alone, this is a bigger issue than terrorism. Yet, when have you heard ANY politician talking about it? I never have. When have you heard anyone on social media talking about human trafficking? I never have.
