Kid told to go and chase the birds

[GOODCAT]

I don't have kids, but was at the coast this morning when I overheard an adult, presume mum, tell a young girl to go and chase the birds, said in a way that meant she was to go and entertain herself by doing this.

My own parents would have told me off for this and to be kind to other living creatures.

It always annoys me when I see kids chasing birds and their parents saying nothing, but to actively encourage a kid to do so is a first.

AIBU to find it sad that this kid was being encouraged to chase birds for no other purpose than her own entertainment.

@Greenrubber

I would advise everyone and anyone to avoid this thread it's totally pointless

If you are a parent who allows your child to chase a bird then you are apparently a shit twattish parent who is teaching their child to be cruel and torture animals

Even when a child has no way of getting close to the bird in the first place

If the birds did get a fright apparently this is as bad as killing other living things (stamping on bugs for example) and of course your a terrible person

When you point out the hypocrisy that anyone who eats animals and dairy participate in actual animal cruelty and they know it and also leads to the murder of the animal which include birds by the way apparently this doesn't register with them and its not an appropriate argument

So to wrap it up I'm a shit parent because I choose not to kill animals and you are all great parents because you choose to kill animals but don't let your kids chase birds

🤦‍♀️ And I'm the deluded one 👍

If you want to have a discussion about the ethics of raising children as meat eaters then start that thread. This thread is not about that subject.

No one goes into the doghouse and says it's doesn't matter if you use aversive training techniques on dogs because you're feeding them slaughtered cows. so clearly don't care about animal welfare. It isn't relevant to that discussion. Just as it isn't relevant to this one

Please stop derailing to suit your own agenda.