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Originally Posted by crucifissio
yes I eat meat and wear leather...double standard no contest...but I could never kill an animal because I posses compassion...people kill chickens/pigs/cows/fish and they sell it to me and I eat...I am completely removed from the killing that takes place...if I had to kill the animals before eating them I would be vegetarian...I am completely aware of the hypocrisy of claiming to have compassion but letting others kill...
however...
going hunting for "sport" is a completely different subject...going out to the woods to kill something just because...well this is a whole different level of fucked up...there is no scenario where I could shoot an animal for fun...anybody who can is a completely different species from me...
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You need to kill some things, not for "sport", we agree that's fucked up, but to appreciate life more.
Do you have any pets? Having to kill your pet to stop its suffering is a real bitch, the worst for me was putting our dog of 13 years down with my son there. I've known people who haven't killed before and their pet lingers in pain for YEARS, so sad.
I've been killing thing since I was a kid, age 6 or so. The first were abandoned new born baby rabbits I had to fill a small plastic bag with water and drown them. Feeling them squirm was aweful but it was fairly quick, very clean and humane. The more I've killed things, the more I've respected the fragility, and gift, of life. Its especially intense (not in a good way) when you kill taking its life with your own hands on its body. I suspect it's a different experience for soldiers who kill in war? It's strange how death impacts the living.
Killing these wolves & bears to avoid overpopulation and encrotchment is a good thing if administered properly.