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Started by Midnight Beat July 26th, 2007 10:04 PM
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This is where knowledge and etiquette comes in. From the day they are born to the day that they leave thier mothers care, fawns rarely leave thier mother's side and it is down right sick to hunt a doe and or any female animal when the hunter sees that it has children to attend to. However I say this only to inform and I do respect your opinion.
Why thank you. Like the Aboriginal people, I say to hunt only if needed, and even if they did hunt, the Aboriginal people would treat their food with respect. They'd have a parade the day they'd hunt a bear, and they'd use every bit of any animal they hunt. Some hunters, on the other hand, won't even take the dead body of the animal. They'll just leave it there, and go look for their next victim.
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Hunting things like wild rabbits is okay, I supose.

But trophy hunting is inhumane and disgusting. Everytime a see a moose head or anything like that I want to vomit.I could never go through with killing any animal. I couldn't live with myself. Hunting is inhumane and wrong. For food and survival, I could understand, but in today's society in most cases you won't have to hunt for food. What murderface says about the pain and fear in the animal's eyes before you pull the trigger is so true. Once I had to get my dog put down and when I looked into his eyes he was asking me, "Why?" It was so deeply depressing. I feel much more depressed when an animal dies rather than when a human dies (unless it's my mother or my brothers).

Killing an animal to decrease population (i.e, Aussie's rabbits) is okay with me as long as they don't go to far and control it rather than completely destroy it. I can't stand the killing of canines though so killing creatures like cyotes or wolves sickens me deeply. Same with killing rats. That's why I cry whenever I read books like Where the Red Fern Grows or Old Yeller. Just typing this post has made my cry a little.


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When it comes to an animal needing to be put down, it's for the best. Your veteranarian would not put it down for no reason, it knows when the animal is suffering.

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I read the first 15 or so posts, then got tired of all the "ews, hunting is disgusting and inhumane" crap. D:

I understand and acknowledge the afct y'all got the right to your own opinions, but IMO, they're all crappy ones. First of all, humans since the begining of time have eaten meat and hunted animals to survive. If they didn't eat meat back then, our whole race would be completely different, and for all we know (since it might, or might now happen) the human race may have ceased to exist if our ancestors never ate meat because it was too "disgusting" and "inhumane".

Also, if anyone throws out the crap, "Killing live things and eating them is horrible", well geez, what would we eat then, rocks? Anything people eat comes from living things, YES, plants ARE alive. o.O If you want me to put this in an analagy (I think thats what its caleld?), then picking apples (as an example), its exactly like taking away someones baby and eating them.

Geez, now I forget some stuff I was gunna say. Well, carrying one...

Hunting for sport is okay in my opinion as well. I'm quite sure the animal is still turned into food for people to eat. Same goes with trophies and stuff, since people mount heads; which we don't eat. We also don't eat animal hides, we use them to make coats and whatnot which keeps us warm in the winter.

Darn, I hate it when I am only part way through rants, and I completely forget most of the stuff I was gunna say. SO I'll prolly post again or somethin'.

edit: P.S., I'm not sorry for anything I said in my post. If you don't like it, too bad and don't complain.

editx2: Ahh I remebered somethin'! The only thing (i can think of) that I am against thats related to hunting is if a guy goes *boom!* and kills an animal, walks off laughing and going, "LOLZ I LYKE, SO KILLED YOU! HA!1!!11!!one" kinda thing. I mean like... if you're gunna kill it, put it to good use, mkays?!

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All right listen, hunting has three essential purposes;

1. Lower animal population (sometimes that's needed, believe it or not)
2. Give omnivores and carnivores something to live off of. Face it, we're not all vegetarian, and some of us don't want to be vegetarian.
3. For fun, it's a sport.

1. Honestly, sometimes there's just too much of an species in one place, and you have to kill them off. I'm fine with that because it has a good enough cause. And, if the animal isn't an elephant or something, it won't remember! Geez, I mean, kill them off, let the rest get on with their lives, for Christ's sake, it's not that bad to kill an animal for a reasonable cause.
2. As an omnivore, I need to eat meat. Seriously, fish doesn't cut it, and vegetation alone definitely doesn't. I know it's a bit selfish, but I would kill an animal to let myself live. Seriously, simple motto; Kill or be killed. I'd kill to let myself live, and since you don't get put in jail charged with murder to kill an animal, that's the way I'll live. I have to eat meat, k? k.
3. All right.. hunting, I mean.. It's all right. I'm not 100% for it, but not 100% against it. It's a sport just like any other sport. Sure, it involves killing, just be thankful it's not like Manhunt. Honestly, a sport involving killing human beings would be inhumane, but hunting.. not so much.
I, myself, don't hunt, but I wouldn't mind learning how to.

Anyways.. that's my share.. >_>
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When it comes to an animal needing to be put down, it's for the best. Your veteranarian would not put it down for no reason, it knows when the animal is suffering.
True enough however my dog was actually recovering, but my parents disliked him because of his howling problem, which is common in beagles anyway. He was on medications for his problem, which was treatable, and was getting better but they used his problem as an excuse to put him down. I'm glad that he was rid of his pain but I really loved him so it hurts anyway ~
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2. As an omnivore, I need to eat meat. Seriously, fish doesn't cut it, and vegetation alone definitely doesn't. I know it's a bit selfish, but I would kill an animal to let myself live. Seriously, simple motto; Kill or be killed. I'd kill to let myself live, and since you don't get put in jail charged with murder to kill an animal, that's the way I'll live. I have to eat meat, k? k.
I guess that proves Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection :P, but i agree with you Marz, you need meat, especially protein.
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I guess that proves Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection :P, but i agree with you Marz, you need meat, especially protein.
You don't have to eat meat in order to get protein. Some vegetables can give you protein too. I'm vegetarian, and I'm fine.

Has anyone here ever been to a slaughterhouse?
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You don't have to eat meat in order to get protein. Some vegetables can give you protein too. I'm vegetarian, and I'm fine.

Has anyone here ever been to a slaughterhouse?

Yes, I have, and I never ever want to go again.

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*sigh* Apparently, though, we need meat despite vegetables. I can actually say that I'm not a vegetarian, mainly because my family isn't and my dad makes really good steaks...
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As many others have said, I think hunting is right when you need to do it to survive.
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I've seen animals slaughtered.

Point?
She's saying that it's disgusting and inhumane, obviously ~

But that we do it regardless ~
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She's saying that it's disgusting and inhumane, obviously ~

But that we do it regardless ~
Well not everything in the world can be "kawaii" and wonderful, that's just how life is.

I've seen animals slaughtered yet I still eat meat and don't feel bad about it.
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I'm in the middle because if I said that hunting is okay and I'm eating meat then that makes me a hypocrite but I'm against it if people are doing it for fun


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Take a look at your teeth. We aren't carnivores. We're supposed to be vegetarians.
I do not believe in hunting. I hate it. >_< Sure, the animal will die eventually, but it will (hopefully x.o) die in a more natural way then a bullet or a knife. If you want to kill an animal to hang it on your wall as a trophy, or for competition, that is just wrong. It's cruel. How about I stick a knife in your heart and hang your butt up on my wall? I don't think killing an animal should be something to be, at all, proud of.

If you want to make a coat for yourself, I can understand that. But not making a thousand sweaters that has real fur on it for design. v.v

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Wow, that was extremely ignorant of you to say. Hunting is a way of life, no matter how you look at it. We cannot simply depend on vegatables for every bit of nutrition we need for our bodies. Otherwise meat would serve as no purpose at all. We have been hunting for food ever since we were around. Also, depending on how an animal is killed, it's not cruel at all compared to some fates that may have been in store for them. Some animals eat other animals alive. They kill others to live and thrive. It's all a part of the food chain and we're a part of it as well. We aren't some alien race that shouldn't have anything to do with animals; we are a part of nature which gives us the right to hunt animals for food, clothing, etc.

Also, our teeth, aren't made specifacally for greens. Some of our teeth are a little sharper than others, allowing us to chew meat better. We're omnivores and that's enough of a right for us to hunt. We do our job in anture to control animal populations because we are a part of nature (how many times have I said that now?). If we didn't hunt, than animal populations would explode and it would make it harder for us to eat the vegetables we grow, and competition for land would be even worse, as well as more dangerous.

On the topic of hunting animals for sport, it really doesn't bother me too much, although I do find a waste of a perfectly good animal (that is unless another animal comes to eat your kill after some time). "Hunting is inhumane", tell that to a lion.
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Hunting is a good hobby, I've heard. As long as it happens in the right time of the year (i.e not during the summer, when many animals are raising their young), it's fine by me.

But in general, more predation should go from human hunters to the animals' natural predators, like the wolf, the lynx and the bear. I think it would be healthier for the moose and deer populations, as natural predators only get the weak, the old or in some cases the young, whilst a human hunter can kill a perfectly healthy animal.
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Originally Posted by Memory
Take a look at your teeth. We aren't carnivores. We're supposed to be vegetarians.
Wow. You were joking, right? :/

Anyways.

Like what the majority has said, I don't give a hoot if it's for food and stuff but if you're just gonna shoot it for fun and stuff, no. :x

I live in Texas, and where I am, a lot of people hunt deer for food so I kind have to... not care about hunting, if ya catch my drift. But yeah, hunt if you have to, not if you want to.

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Hunting for Eating: Well. I think this subject is just plain stupid. "Don't kill living things to eat them!" What, so you're going to eat rocks because they're not alive? Plants are alive. They give you oxygen. Animal's eat plants. Are you telling them not to eat plants because they're alive? Or is it because plants can't move or make noise that they don't count? They're not really alive, am I right?

Also, telling us to become vegetarians because it's wrong to eat animals is essentially the same thing as telling to a lion, "Don't eat other animals you bad bad kitty. >O"

^ As far as I'm concerned, I'm just going to laugh in your face, while that kitty is probably going to munch off a few of your fingers. Or your face. Whichever looks tastier.

Take a look at your teeth. We aren't carnivores. We're supposed to be vegetarians.
Take another look Memo-chan. >.< We have canines for a reason. Humans are stated to be both Carnivorus and Herbivorus, the combination phrase eludes me. Edit: Ah, that would be Omnivores. Thank you brocklee. Edit-ching: Ah! xD brocklee you stole all my points before me. Lulz~

Hunting for Sport: I don't particularly care. I know, it's like, "Omfg you are such a horrible person, don't you care about the animals? ;A;" ...To be honest... No. Not really. It's not my problem if other people go off huntin' animals and shooting their butts off. I'm not about to tell them to keep on truckin', but I'm not about to go telling them off. To me, that's the equivelant of someone bugging me to get off the computer, in which case, it is quite tempting to just blow a corkgun in their face to shut them up. It's like the Gay & Lesbian rights issue. Let them be. Jesus christ we are just so interested in poking our noses into other people's business these days. < <

Caged Rare Species Hunting: Well. The 'right' answer for this would be 'Omfg, that's horrible!'. Well. I mean, I personally don't really care if I NEVER GET TO SEE THE LAST SPECIES OF SO-AND-SO BECAUSE IT'S EXTINCT WTF. But I don't think they should be caged. That's just retarded. Hunting is supposed to be a sport. The sport is chasing, and finding the animal. < < Besides, it's illegal, so don't do it. Rare species are usually taken out of the zoo anyway, so honestly, if it's bred and born in a zoo then hunting it is just plain retarded.

In response to the slaughter house question: Yes, I've been to a slaughterhouse. I've also been to a chicken de-featherer barn, where they heat up the de-featherer until the water boils, put the chicken into it (quite alive, thank you,) and let it cook for awhile before putting it into spin cycle where the feathers just all fall off because they've been boiled off, and then the remaining bits pulled off by hand. And a pig slaughter house, but that was a little more explicit, so I'm not going to share.

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Also, telling us to become vegetarians because it's wrong to eat animals is essentially the same thing as telling to a lion, "Don't eat other animals you bad bad kitty. >O"
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But as for Ranged hunting...I'd do it but I'd feel bad about it. I always find guns to be a cowardly weapon.

Now if it was Melee hunting Then I'd be ok with it!

Call me manly.
Uh, right. And while you get gored by a wild water buffalo or mauled by a bear, I'll just sit back with an Accuracy International L115A1 and put five .338 Lapua Magnum rounds in the designated target from a reasonably safe distance. What you call cowardice, I call practicality; what you call manliness, I call suicidal recklessness.

That said, I have no problem with hunting for sustenance. Hunting for sport is perfectly fine as well, as long as it's done within legal boundaries.

As for the slaughterhouse aspect of this discussion, yes, I have been to one. The actual process of killing the animal isn't as disgusting as the animal-rights activists let on, really.