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I have no problems with people killing animals for food, and I don't mean with your own hands and all that. I do however, have a problem with people killing animals for sport. I also have an issue with people being cruel to animals. I am not too happy about animal testing for profit either. The other thing that annoys me is people who kill animals for pest control because they are too lazy to find alternative methods that do not require killing the animal.
Animals do not have any rights, all they have is the respect we give them.
Originally posted by DelmerI agree entirely. I'd go further and say that hunting is justifyable if it's done for food or to stop animals from destroying livestock/crops.
I believe hunting can be done in a reasonably humane fashion by people who know what they're doing. Automobiles are a much bigger problem, and more cruel, to animals than hunting.
Going out and shooting just for fun, however, is a bit sick. If you're going to kill something, you should have a damn good reason, like "the animal is very tasty and I want to eat it" 😀
Originally posted by masscatSissy! You should have carved yourself off a nice venison fillet. Mmm. Deerlicious.
I saw a deer on the Pennsylvania turnpike a while back that had been hit, probably by a truck, down on its knees with buckets of blood gushing out of its mouth. I wanted to cry (well, maybe I did, but it was just a little...not enough that anybody would call me a sissy or anything.)
Originally posted by mrstabbyKilling is killing. Why should having a good reason for it make a difference. The only good reason seems you having a good feed.
I agree entirely. I'd go further and say that hunting is justifyable if it's done for food or to stop animals from destroying livestock/crops.
Going out and shooting just for fun, however, is a bit sick. If you're going to kill something, you should have a damn good reason, like "the animal is very tasty and I want to eat it" 😀
So you get nourished in one way by killing, another person has their need for being a hunter nourished by stalking animals.
From the perspective of the animal do you think they care about the subtle difference as to the purpose for them being killed?
Originally posted by kmax87The animal can't tell the difference, but people can. It is sadistic to kill for fun, and I don't believe that it is a mentality that should be encouraged in our society.
Killing is killing. Why should having a good reason for it make a difference. The only good reason seems you having a good feed.
So you get nourished in one way by killing, another person has their need for being a hunter nourished by stalking animals.
From the perspective of the animal do you think they care about the subtle difference as to the purpose for them being killed?
How we treat animals reveals much about who we are.
How many of us acknowledge that our planet belongs not just to us, but is a place shared by millions of species ?
Does our society allow species to remain living in their natural environment and habitats whenever possible ?
Do we recognise the fact that most animals experience feelings and emotions ? And when we do see this, do we treat animals with the kindness and respect that they deserve ?
How do we treat those millions of animals which we rear for food and clothing ? How much concern do we show for the quality of their lives ?
On the one hand, millions of people show extraordinary compassion and personal commitment, as shown by the growth in animal related charities and campaign groups in recent decades. On the other hand, society is in a number of ways becoming crueller and more destructive : the environment is being changed at a faster pace than ever before which will inevitably drive many species into extinction; and factory farming with all its horrors is more intensive and mass scale than it has ever been.
Originally posted by bolshevikYou're cooking what for dinner now?
How we treat animals reveals much about who we are.
How many of us acknowledge that our planet belongs not just to us, but is a place shared by millions of species ?
Does our society allow species to remain living in their natural environment and habitats whenever possible ?
Do we recognise the fact that most animals experience feelings and emoti ...[text shortened]... and factory farming with all its horrors is more intensive and mass scale than it has ever been.