Posted on 04/08/2002 4:23:46 PM PDT by Sungirl
Sungirl, that is exactly what we see *you* doing. "Animals have as much right to live as man." blah blah blah...
If you think it's ok to eat meat from a grocery store, you have no rational argument against hunters who prefer to sometimes do themselves what all the people in the meat processing industry do for a living.
We all agreed that if those people did the illegal things you overheard, they were criminals.
Sungirl, your arguments sound just like any argument you'll hear from a liberal on ANY topic. "Well, of course there's no evidence to support my position, but I'm right because it's the way I FEEL." By the way, I didn't see you reply to the question about whether you eat meat or use other animal products. If you do, I don't think you can justify having such a holier-than-thou attitude just because you choose to hire other people to do your killing for you.
Even deer populations may be damaged by hunting pressure. Unlike natural predators and the forces of natural selection, hunters do not target the weaker individuals in populations of deer or other animals.
Rather, deer hunters seek out the bucks that have the largest rack. This desire for "trophy sized" bucks can and has had detrimental effects on the health of deer herds. First, hunting can impact the social structure of a herd because hunters kill the mature males of a herd and create a disproportionate ratio of females to males. It is not uncommon to find a herd that has no bucks over the age of three. Second, genetically inferior bucks may be left to propagate the species, thereby weakening the overall health of the herd.
Because hunters largely want to shoot only bucks, hunting may cause artificial inflation of deer populations. When these populations reach levels that available habitat cannot support, increased disease and starvation may be the result.
FP
No, it's *you* we are having a hard time garnering respect for.
Don't forget the catholic church.......?
Hmmm... I missed that post. Well there's a ray of hope!
Not compared to porcupine. Won't try that again unless I'm starving.
Cat, however, can be quite tender and tasty. Had some in Europe in the 70's.
Your education is sorely lacking.
They have this neat little device, called a captive bolt, which when fired, shoots out this 3/8 inch thick (about the size of a small bullet) bolt, that only shoots out 1.5 inches from the gun, they hold it up next to the skull then fire it. it shoots a small amount of skull into the brain, hence the cow/steer is momentarily stunned (no one knows if it is in fact dead or just "stunned", after which they hoist it up one one rear leg, slit the throat to start bleeding it, and 90 seconda later, it has been skinned, cut in half with a electric chain saw, disemboweled, had the three remaining feet amputated, head cut off, and into the cooler.
Personally, I think a bullet in the heart or brain is much more humane, but if you eat beef, and do not kill in yourself, that is what the meat processers do for you. Oh yeas, their motive is -gasp-profit.
And how do you figure that, kiddo?
Because she said so.
It's alot different than killing for food. I asked you if cows and chickens are hunted.....you never answered me.
How many animals actually drop dead on the spot? How many get away with a bullet in them only to suffer for days on end.
My daddy used to cook rabbits by driving a nail into the mantle and hanging a dressed rabbit by a greased string in front of the fire, ever so often he would tworl the string and get the rabbit to spinning. yum. Tastes kind of like frogs legs. yuuuummmmmm. I have seen him skin two,TWO rabbits at the same time, awesome!
Old timer, I know you're watching, those days afield were the best, I bless God I had a father like you.
The majority. See my number 116.
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