[QUOTE="MetalGear_Ninty"] I didn't explain myself well before. All I am saying is that, when possible, surely it is ethical to respect other people's traditions and customs - unless those traditions and customs are in themselves barbaric.HoolaHoopMan
I guess I don't really see the appeal in respecting something merely because its a tradition. When it comes down to it, people see the consumption of cats immoral/unethical simply because they're used to seeing them as pets (again tradition). I see nothing wrong with it considering we slaughter various animals that are as smart or smarter than cats.
The question of intelligence is an ethical question on a separate dimension to the one of respecting tradition. They are not mutually exclusive. BTW, I am not trying to make the point that eating animals other than cats is ethical.
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