Instigator / Pro
14
1644
rating
64
debates
65.63%
won
Topic
#2739

THBT Personal Ownership of Wild Animals as Pets Should be Illegal in US

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
6
0
Better sources
4
0
Better legibility
2
0
Better conduct
2
0

After 2 votes and with 14 points ahead, the winner is...

Undefeatable
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1468
rating
3
debates
0.0%
won
Description

As Blizzy seems like a no show, I am redoing this.

Wild animal: a wild animal must have been living in the natural environment – not domesticated. Does not include dogs or cats for sake of this debate.

Burden of proof is shared. No kritiks.

R1: Constructives
R2: Rebuttals
R3: Further Rebuttal and conclusion

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@Barney

ez vote

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@Undefeatable

You'd need to get up on your soapbox to do it and basically argue that pet ownership is the equivalent of slavery, but it's possible. Still, you'd have an uphill battle, since short-term pragmatic concerns make it somewhat difficult to argue (e.g. what are we going to do with all the cats and dogs, how will they handle reintegration into the wild, should we jail pet owners who refuse to give up their animals, what should we do about pets who refuse to leave or even return after leaving, etc.), though you could win on the bigger picture.

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@whiteflame

What do you think? Is this possible for pro if I include cats and dogs?