Comments on: Swiss vote down lawyers-for-animals proposal

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:33:34 +0000

Just my luck. Sued by a duck.

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:15:07 +0000

According to the article:

[Switzerland] is also known for its right-to-die laws that draw hundreds of foreigners each year to Switzerland to kill themselves.

When you’re thinking of killing yourself, think of Switzerland!

Bob

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:55:08 +0000

“It took 10 minutes of struggle to reel the pike in before killing it. I regard that as cruelty. If someone had done that to a puppy, there would have been outrage,” he said.

Especially the eating part! 🙂

“People accused of animal cruelty very often hire lawyers to defend themselves. Why shouldn’t someone speak for the animal as well? It’s about fairness and defending a minority.” .

Dr. Dolittle, is that you?

“Also, for some the institution of an animal lawyer is too bizarre.” .

Ya think!