Every time you turn on the news, lately, it seems there is another public outcry about Atlanta Falcons' quarterback, Michael Vick, and his being charged for conducting dog fights. Commentators, public officials, animal rights activists, and many others have all taken to the airwaves to condemn the act and the man. At least one US Senator, on the Senate floor, railed against this "barbaric" act.
Let me say, upfront, that there is no excuse for animal cruelty and anyone convicted on such charges deserves to spend time in jail. But, all the media attention and condemnation made me wonder...
The brutality of abortion takes human life...where is the same outcry?
Civil war and genocide plague Africa...where is the same outcry?
People die every day from starvation...where is the same outcry?
Are these not also barbaric?
Have we become a society where the brutal death of eleven dogs causes us more anquish than the loss of millions of inocent lives?
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