Hien, why are you turning this into a political discussion? I merely stated my views on the needless suffering of a mother squirrel caught in a cage. Am I wrong to defend the poor animal? Think what you may about squirrels, there's no point in causing them to suffer.
Nikv,
Sorry to hurt your feeling, I do not include you in the statement as a person who loves animal and not care about your fellow men.
You get me all wrong, I did not criticize you for being protective of animal, since I would be very upset even when I accidently cause the death of any insect . I would bring spiders, flys, etc outside to release them. Let alone run over a squirrel.
I hate to buy an orchid and find out it comes with insects, now I am really in the dilemma.
I only generally observe of our neglection of the suffering of our own kind, and wonder why it is the case? I say "Humans are very strange" this is a plural sentiment.
Please feel this post with emotion.
If you can track it down, watch the "Bolinao 52" on PBS, like the starving squirrels, these peoples were starved to death slowly, because many ships decided not to rescue them, the last american captain came by the scene decided to abandonned them as well because he was on the war path to Middle East (as if he does not have room for a few peoples on his large ship). In the end they resort to eat other dead shipmates. They are finally rescued by a few poor phillipino fishermen, I found quite often that the poor peoples are the ones with the biggest hearts & compassion.
This was only one of many many tragedies all over the world that we did not see & know about. It made me sick to the stomach when I watched it, I felt like I was going to throw up, could not eat afterward.
I'm especially sensitive to the abandonment of our allies in SV and the highlands!
