Culling Healthy Animals

[MsPrada]

Similarly, people who love chickens or bunnies usually don't condemn those who eat them as well.

Yes they do, most of the time. I.E the horse slaughter act. People who love horses condemned eating them so much that laws are now passed that have millions of unwanted horses suffering in the US.

I do have to say however, that the rat breeder knows that the rats are being bred for food, thus the ones she/he does not keep are not being produced uselessly. Also, our disagreement with this person is not that he thinks normals are ugly or anything, but that he is producing them and culling them without giving them a chance for a life or finding a use for them. He feeds some off, but overall anything that is not pretty and does not get fed off is just killed uselessly.

As far as it being humane, I don't believe it was stated how the OP culls off animals that aren't fed. Also, it depends on the accepted def. of humane. To some it means that what happens happens for a purpose, ie killing animals for food or for a religious ceremony. Does culling animals for looks fall under humane? Thats for each and every individual to answer.

And as far as I know, coming from the dog breeding community, animals that are not suitable for the purpose (show animals etc) are found homes and papers are signed to keep breeding from happening. Thus, while this inequality does exist, there is a sort of "golden" rule on how to handle it and keep it to a minimum.

I just dont see how anyone can believe this is ok and believe we can't kill orphaned children because they are ugly and might not find a good home...