Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!harvard!marie From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Flame Broiled Veal Message-ID: <168@harvard.ARPA> Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 11:04:25 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.168 Posted: Tue Nov 27 11:04:25 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:38:11 EST References: <139@gcc-opus.ARPA> <878@ihuxx.UUCP> Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard Lines: 31 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