Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site t12tst.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!saber!t12tst!seshadri From: seshadri@t12tst.UUCP (Raghavan Seshadri) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: killing wild animals Message-ID: <496@t12tst.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 17:08:57 EDT Article-I.D.: t12tst.496 Posted: Mon Aug 5 17:08:57 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 04:23:46 EDT References: <111@tekig5.UUCP> <934@gloria.UUCP> Organization: Intel Microprocessor Mfg, Santa Clara Lines: 20 > > Have you ever seen a cat stalking mice? Or have you seen how a dog seems > > to enjoy bird hunting. Man is also an animal, so why can't he also enjoy > > hunting animals. I like to hunt deer. I eat the meat when I get it, and > > I very much enjoy stalking and shooting the animal. There is a lot of > > exhilaration in killing a live animal. > > This the only sensible defense of hunting I've seen on the net. And I > can't think of any possible rebuttal that doesn't reduce to "Baaad hunter! > No, no, no!" O k,How about this one.Dogs and cats are purely creatures of instinct untouched by any notions of rationality,intelligence,culture,civilization,compassion etc.This is what is meant when people refer to a vicious person as an animal. A modern hunter with his high power rifles ,telescopic sights,and all the rest of high tech paraphernalia can hardly argue that his activities are somehow 'natural'.If you want to be 'natural',go and hunt without weapons just like dogs and cats do. -- Raghu Seshadri