TobyBartels comments on Offense versus harm minimization - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TobyBartels 18 April 2011 07:02:04AM 5 points [-]

Also, large quantities of nitrogen in one spot (overfertilisation) can mess up a garden.

But it's barbecue a cat day that really offends me, since (unlike vegetables) cats have feelings too.

Comment author: loqi 26 April 2011 08:05:07PM 8 points [-]

Cat overpopulation is an actual problem, gobs of cats are put down by the Humane Society every day. I don't know what they do with their dead cats, but I find wasting perfectly usable meat and tissue more offensive than the proposed barbecue.

FWIW, I am both a cat owner and a vegetarian.

Comment author: Alicorn 26 April 2011 08:27:54PM 8 points [-]

I wonder if more or fewer people would adopt cats if the cats would otherwise be barbecued.

Comment author: TobyBartels 26 April 2011 09:01:07PM 5 points [-]

That's a good point. However, the danger with a cat BBQ is that people develop a taste for them and, rather than eating the leftovers from the Humane Society, breed their own for good flavour. In fact, I pretty much guarantee that, should Barbecue-a-Cat-Day ever catch on (and be celebrated in earnest), then this will indeed happen.

Comment author: Pavitra 26 April 2011 08:19:20PM 0 points [-]

That is a ridiculously sensible proposal, and I feel silly for not having thought of it myself.

Comment author: Desrtopa 26 April 2011 09:20:58PM 0 points [-]

I was not under the impression that cats tasted good.

Comment author: Alicorn 18 April 2011 04:19:07PM 3 points [-]

But it's barbecue a cat day that really offends me, since (unlike vegetables) cats have feelings too.

Are you a vegetarian?

Comment author: TobyBartels 20 April 2011 08:27:21PM 2 points [-]

Are you a vegetarian?

Mostly. I could go into detail if you care.