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StoveBolts said:
John_O said:jasoncran said:
Do hunters really care? It is ludicrous to believe that someone who actively sets out to kill a healthy animal for fun, trophy or profit really cares about wild animals specifically or nature in general. Photographs of smiling hunters posing with their dead victims hardly reflect the kind of “caring†that most normal people relate to They claim that their killing is done for humane and practical reasons, and that an untimely death by bullet or arrow is preferable to death from natural causes. All of this presumes that animals who are killed or wounded by human hunters, endure less fear, stress and pain than those animals dying from natural causes, including predation. It is a fact that hunters kill for the pleasure, the satisfaction and the boost it gives their fragile egos. This makes killing seem like an honorable pastime that others should strive to emulate
Hunters are notoriously intolerant of anyone who questions their so-called “ethics†or who dares to criticise their violent pastime. Anyone who opposes the killing of innocent animals by hunters is labeled a “bunny-Huggerâ€Â, “unrealisticâ€Â, “impracticalâ€Â, “emotionalâ€Â, “ignorant†even a “terrorist†if you happen to be an animal rightist Like I am.
In nature, when a predator takes down prey, they take down the old, sick, weak or injured.
This keeps the gene pool strong in the prey heards. The human predator wants to take down the big strong 10 point buck which actually hurts the prey species for generations to come!!
If not for laws they would kill everything in site So don't tell me hunters care.
What about the ( I hate the word) Sport hunters who kill big game, not to eat but just to hang a head on the wall. There the real cowards.
Hunters try to justify their violent pastime, but whatever they say to the contrary, hunting is the premeditated, cold-blooded killing of innocent animals. The object of the hunt is to kill animals. Hunters argue that it is not just about killing. They claim that the camaraderie, nature appreciation, exercise, nature education, and so-called conservation benefits are just as important a part of the hunt as the actual killing or attempted killing of the target animal. But most people can appreciate and learn about nature and also contribute to nature conservation efforts without having to kill animals, and by doing their shooting with a camera instead of a gun or bow.
If hunters are the “true†conservationists they claim to be, and really do care about animals, they would pursue every humane, non-lethal possibility or means of caring for wild animals and the environment. Instead, their solution to any perceived problem with animals is to reach for the gun. Why is it that hunters, as so-called conservationists, are interested only in those animals that are most attractive as trophies, most enjoyable to eat or most “challenging†to hunt? Conservation and the protection of wild animals must be funded from ethically acceptable sources,Wildlife and environment conservation must not be abandoned to an animal-unfriendly system that uses profit to justify the killing of healthy, defenseless animals. By allowing hunters to make the claim that they “pay for conservationâ€Â, human society is failing in its responsibility to wildlife. The fate of wild animals has literally been abandoned into the hands of killers. Do hunters fulfil the role of predator? Definitely not.
Hunters will not miss out on any opportunity to cover themselves in glory, even to the point of claiming the role of natural predator in those areas where natural predators have been eradicated or do not occur. But as so-called predator, the hunter selects only the finest specimens to kill.
That hunters have to go to ever-greater lengths to defend their actions to an increasingly critical, well-informed public, is encouraging.
:biglol :biglol
jasoncran said:
my syntax is bad because i write quickly sometimes, albeit too fast, and i also choose to ignore all the run on sentences, perhaps i should be more careful, i do need to bone up my english again, it easy to forget the rules once u stop using that.Fembot said:
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John_O said:
Yeah, they do have a tendency to do that...but that is definitely my favourite sport of all time. It's harder for me to watch the American teams play, however, because they play at such a SLOOOOW PAAAAACE compared to the English & European leagues. :o
an evil sport that one is