flamingjimmy Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Then i would add pigs to your list if i were you.... http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/pigs-intelligent-animals-suffering-in-factory-farms-and-slaughterhouses.aspx Interesting, that's certainly something to think about. I'm going to look for more information and a corroborating source, because I certainly don't trust PETA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy Jnr Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Interesting, that's certainly something to think about. I'm going to look for more information and a corroborating source, because I certainly don't trust PETA. Neither do I in most cases but there are other sources that will confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) France isn't a model of animal rights.I haven't made any representations to that effect, only explained how hunting (officially-sanctioned, with permits and the whole battery of red tape) works there, from personal experience. Towards explaining that, in the very vast majority of cases, it's simply not a case of 'pay your money, shoot any furry/feathery critters that move' Incidentally, I have personal acquaintances who have paid downright-obscene sums to go shoot something really exotic in Africa in managed reserves (there are hundreds, if not thousands of these, both private and public). I don't particularly approve (in financial, not emotive, terms), but then again it gives the locals a very good standard of living, and contributes to socio-structural development in a really big way - certainly more so than UNHCR and various charities' funds. Edited November 6, 2011 by L00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.B.Yaffle Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 There are many failing of the human race, this has to be one of them. How can anyone kill an Elephant for fun? I'd shoot him, and I mean that, if I could get away with it! If you really feel that strongly, have you not thought about going and shooting some of the anglers in Crookes Valley Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 If you really feel that strongly, have you not thought about going and shooting some of the anglers in Crookes Valley Park? No because I'm not concerned by the fishermen, it doesnt bother me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gobby Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Hypocrites the lot of you. If you eat meat you're allowing someone else to kill for your fun and pleasure. There's no need for any human to eat meat as a means of survival. We eat meat because it's nice and pleasurable, fun if you will. Yes there is .Go to Africa and watch the babies starve to death, they would like nothing more than to suck on a meaty bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy Jnr Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Yes there is .Go to Africa and watch the babies starve to death, they would like nothing more than to suck on a meaty bone. He means in the gluttonous West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) Your logic is flawed. So you're saying that because we eat meat its okay to slaughter every other animal on the planet? Do you draw the line with pet dogs and cats. Is it okay for people to shoot them because we had a KFC last night? It's from the same school of thought as 'anti capitalists who use anything produced by capitalism are hypocrites' . I wander if they also think dissidents in the old Soviet Union were hypocrites for using things produced by a communist system? or people who are against traffic accidents are hypoicrites if they own a car? Edited November 6, 2011 by donkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Incidentally, I have personal acquaintances who have paid downright-obscene sums to go shoot something really exotic in Africa in managed reserves (there are hundreds, if not thousands of these, both private and public). I don't particularly approve (in financial, not emotive, terms), but then again it gives the locals a very good standard of living, and contributes to socio-structural development in a really big way - certainly more so than UNHCR and various charities' funds. Providing wealth for the locals isn't their motivation, and the motivation is what this thread is about. I bet some of them would gladly gun down people as well if they could pay to be allowed to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) <...>nvm, misread your post The motivation may not be to help local development, but local development (or, in more temperate climates, environmental preservation) is the end result of the motivation. Which is the lesser of the two evils, donkey? The trigger-happy rich folks who want to bag a buffalo or an antelope, or the locals catering to their tastes? Edited November 6, 2011 by L00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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