A couple of days ago news came out about the latest "last taboo" to be crossed, that of beastiality. A movie on that subject premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (which really should considera name change substituting "Filth" for "Film" given that they also promote films involving child rape.) Well, it seems Belgium is about to outlaw sex with animals. But not out of respect for human decency or morality. Those reasons were dismissed out of hand. They are doing it to protect the animals.
On Tuesday, however, a majority in the Health Committee of the Belgian House of Representatives, which can introduce bills without the approval of the Senate, deemed that intercourse between men and beasts is harmful for the animals and decided to prohibit it as part of the new Animal Welfare Act.
In future, Belgians who copulate with their dogs or cats, or rape their rabbits, risk a jail sentence of six months to one year and a fine of €1,000 ($1,300). While Belgian legislators are no longer concerned about public morality at least they care about animal welfare…
Ok, it's not the right reason if you will, but it is at least doing something about it.
Don’t you think that compassion for animals has something to do with human decency?
Actually, I do, as I said in my original post about the movie, but that should not be the prime reason for this law, I think. But they at least did something.