Do plants have rights?

@akalinus (40493)
United States
February 27, 2016 6:33pm CST
A guy on the radio said that plants have rights. He said carrots scream when you chomp down on them and all vegetables and fruit have the right not to be grown for food. I am wondering what they think we should eat. Do vegetables really feel pain when you pick them? Do trees really cry when they know someone is coming to cut them down? What do you think about all this? I would love to know how you feel. Do plants have rights??
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@Bella128 (2471)
• United States
28 Feb 16
That's usually my response though if someone tries to tell me they are vegan because they don't eat living things because in theory doesn't that mean they can't eat plants too because they are in fact living?
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@akalinus (40493)
• United States
28 Feb 16
We all have to decide to eat something either plant or animal. It sounds cruel but who says life is fair?
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@Bella128 (2471)
• United States
28 Feb 16
@akalinus Yes, I don't know how one would survive without both plants and animals.
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
28 Feb 16
Can not imagine the pain the plants felt while i am boiling them :(
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@akalinus (40493)
• United States
28 Feb 16
I am not sure whether to like this, so I'll comment instead.
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Feb 16
You Have to watch episodes of the annoying orange.
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@Shavkat (137212)
• Philippines
28 Feb 16
I think this guy has an imaginary friends in the form of plants. However, I do think plants don't have life. On the other hand, plants or trees that cannot be eaten should be protected to save the mother earth.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 16
That's just ridiculous. Utter tosh.
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@akalinus (40493)
• United States
28 Feb 16
That is what I thought, too. I said the guy is a fruit loop. But then I started having guilt feelings about that veggie omelet I ate for breakfast. ;)
@akalinus (40493)
• United States
28 Feb 16
@GrannyGee I'm speechless! Think I'll skip lunch. :)
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
28 Feb 16
@akalinus After reading your post ... I have promised to watch for tears when I begin to eat vegetables, fruits from now on. I couldn't bear to bite something that is going to cry in my mouth.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Feb 16
This is just so much rubbish. Some people have too much time on their hands.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Feb 16
Yes if they are endangered but not as food. I think the reason for this is probably someone was a vegan and they was making a point that plants are alive too.
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• Calgary, Alberta
28 Feb 16
I remember the scientific research that Plants do feel pain, just like animals. Well we need to eat so we have to kill critters to stay alive. Sorry animals and plants but I prefer surviving.
@akalinus (40493)
• United States
28 Feb 16
I don't think we have much choice but to eat from the garden and the barnyard.
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Feb 16
@akalinus Unless people want to eat food from artificial and synthetic material made from chemicals.
@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
28 Feb 16
Oh my! I really will have to lose weight now.. I can't bear the thoughts of my peas, carrots crying when I chew them ... I just can't bear it. I wonder where, what made him begin to think this about fruits, vegetables? The reason I say that is ... something made him come up with that. I'm interested in 'what?' I am going to say that ... for now ... I'll continue to eat vegetables, fruits. But, if i see one little tear ... I promise I won't eat it. I can't bear to hurt anything ... and I sure don't want to bite down on something that can cry like me. I'm going to watch for crying vegetables,fruits