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From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Flame Broiled Veal
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 11:04:25 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 11:04:25 1984
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I agree that some 'animal lovers' go too far, putting animals' rights
above those of humans.  But I saw something that really made me furious.
Last Sunday I was driving back to Boston, and coming up the Garden State
Parkway through New Jersey and New York, I saw a group of 3 cars coming
back from a hunting trip.  Now I eat meat, and it doesn't offend me to
think of people hunting for food, but these men were obviously not
starving to death, so I assume they were hunting for sport.  Between
them they had a total of 6 bucks and 2 bears tied onto their cars.  With
dead, open eyes staring at me.  I have not been as offended as I was
then in a long time.  First of all, I was disgusted with these men,
looking so smug and proud of themselves for killing eight wild animals.
Very macho.  I was not impressed.  Second of all, why should I have to
look at these dead animals, tied onto the trunk of someone's car?  At
the very least they could have covered them.  But WHY DID THEY KILL THEM
IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I realize this is somewhat off the subject, but a news item I just read
sparked my memory.  I also realize I will probably get flamed for being
a hypocrite (but you eat meat!). I eat beef, I eat chicken, I eat pork
on occasion.  Those animals were raised for food.  Deer were not raised
for food.  I don't have any ultra-moral mentality, but I can't see any
reason for killing these animals (argument #2: there are too many deer.
That's because we go around killing their natural predators.  Is this
right either?)

Well, I can see holes in this already; I'll prepare for the flames.  But
I still think that at the very least these hunters should not have
flaunted their killing.

	Marie desJardins
	marie@harvard