A wee bit more on Iggy Elllen Doggy Gate

Read a post by by John Ridley at the Huffington post about the Ellen Iggy Doggy Drama. Read it here. He hammers the "dramatists" in this story. Many of the initial responses to his post were vitriolic, more than a few referenced slavery - as if it was in some way comparable with animal "rights". I was so disgusted I posted this:

This post is spot on. The perversion of morality by the alleged "animal lovers" is gross behind reason. Far from "compassion" it is disgusting in its lack of compassion.
They try to elevate animals to justify their own lack of regard for humans. Dogs are simple and demand little. People are complex and hard to understand. People take effort. They demand THOUGHT. The argument these animal nuts make is finally an anti-intellectual cover. It is finally LAZY.
The attempt to equate dog cruelty to human slavery is repellent. It boggles the mind that many of these posters would call themselves "liberal". But the Ellen story tells us much about who we are now: a nation of spoiled brats. Or overfed buffoons - take your pick. I doubt Iraqis or most Africans or Central American peasants spend a lot of time elevating their animals to human status. There was a time not so long ago in this country when starving children warranted a War on Poverty. Now a major problem of the underclass in America is diabetes. A real Depression or famine would end all chatter about the Iggys for good. and forever. I love my 2 dogs. But if I had to choose between saving them in a fire (which are currently ravaging my state) or a person i loathed - I would chose the person. This is moral clarity. Equating the story of a dog to slavery is moral depravity.