I don't get why we banned foxhunting. I understand that it's cruel but what I don't get is how people can moan about it and then go down the supermarket and buy eggs and chicken breasts and KFCs without giving a single solitary thought to the number of chickens that are born and bred in abject misery; many of em don't see the light of day; many of them don't ever know what it's like to walk more than 6 inches.\n\nAs humans (at least in europe and the US) we have near as you like enslaved an entire species to make a quid out of every single embryo it lays and every last part of the carcass.\n\nWhat's wrong with people that they can get their priorities so twisted around?\n\nMind you, chicken McNuggets dipped in bbq sauce are pretty tasty.
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This is because foxes are not many and some are listed as endangered spesies while chickens are a lot so why need to care about chickens? Chickens can be found almost everywhere but foxes are not.
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how can it be fair when the bull never wins??? the fighters hide behind big barriers when it gets too close and when the fighter gets tired they change like a  tag team.  Does the bull have all his little bull friends in a line, i think not!  Does 'he' have a little corner to run to to be safe....noooooo!\n\ni say if you wont ban it, which it shud be haven't we had enough of open cruelty, then have a one on one fight if the bull avoids the mattador then it wins...oh and the bull shud get points too for stamping on the guy....
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Different people hunt for different resons. Here is mine. I eat meat. Meat comes from two sources. Farms where they are fenced in or penned up and then hauled off to be killed and cut up for sell in the store. Meat from this source is ok, but there is the issue of growth hormones in the feed and so on and fat content. The other way to get meat for eatin is by hunting. The meat from here is running wild and free and often times goes without gettin taken by the hunter. The meat is leaner and taste better to me and i know how it was handled afterwards. I know it was kept clean and processed right. I cant know how store bought meat was handled before i buy it. \n     Some people hunt with their minds toward trohpies or in the case of varmit hunting it is target shooting and maybe population control of a animal that is sometimes desctructive to property and maybe other wild animals. I dont hunt for trophies and i dont use animals for displays of my shootin abilities. I hunt for meat/food. And i will also shoot a coyote from time to time as they play hell with the baby deer in the spring and have really run down the groundhog population here. In some ways coyotes are a non native animal to indiana.\n     If people didnt hunt deer there would many more deer/car wrecks which might be you or someone you care about being hurt or killed. Ive seen cases where deer have overpopulated and starved themselves in a location. I dont like the hunting shows on TV. They give a bad impression of whats really going on. There are people who hunt who i dont like, and i dont like their wreckless attitude, but hunting in the right way and for the right reasons is not a bad thing. It is just not for everyone i guess.\n        shane
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wow...didn't know all that...good info...i agree..it is a type of mental disorder...kinda like over eaters, thieves, drunkards, and so on....people who say it has been around for a long time and say its normal...so has murder is that normal...and if it is so normal...why does is go against natural law...they can't reproduce themselves...how does it exist if it is not a mental condition? so i guess we made the wrong decision...
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Who doesn't contribute to society -- the activists or the animals?\n\nDid you know that animal abuse laws were in place prior to laws prohibiting the abuse of children?  Anti child abuse laws were actually derived from animal abuse laws.  So there's something to be said for those who protect.\n\nThere was a story in my local paper today.  A teacher had brought in a tortoise as a class pet.  Over the holiday weekend, vandals came in and bludgeoned the pet for no reason.  Shouldn't someone stand up for the animal and those who loved it?\n\nAs for the second part of your question posted in additional details . . . the poor starving person already has a voice.  The animals do not.  How many humans realize that they're made of meat too?  Good thing animals don't have the same twisted disregard for our lives as we tend to have over theirs.
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I am a liberal and was once against hunting.  Now that I've met a few "true" hunters, those that actually hunt for food and do it humanely, I don't have an issue with them.  They good old boys that hunt for "sport" is another issue.  I don't find it sporting to take pleasure in killing anything.  The hunters I know only hunt during the season, only take what they need, never shooting more than they can use, and make sure that the animal doesn't suffer by assuring a clear shot before pulling the trigger.
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Should be banned. This is not sport, this is modern day barbarism. The animals go through so much pain, do you see how tight they are strapped to make them buck. When will we stop the exploitation of animals for our enjoyment?
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That was a joke right? Good one! Take pics and send them to me!\n\nNow, on the off chance that it wasn't a joke...\n\nFish? If you do, take pics of the fish, I wanna know how she plans to... no, no I don't. It's just that morbid curiousity of mine surging again. Definitely don't wanna know about the fish.\n\nBut, seriously, once she gets what she wants, is she going to want it more and more? Doesn't sound like there's any easy way out of it, except to dump her, wait for her to find... (what's it called? a xenophile?) somebody that ***** chickens and all that, and call the police on them for animal abuse. That should teach her. I mean, sex with four out of five of the animals you mentioned would most likely kill them. And I'm pretty sure I know what she wants to do with the fish, and it WILL die in there.\n\nFish? Ew!
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Not feeling a little bitter are you Asker?\n\nOr are you feeling convicted?\n\nIf it is not such a big deal to you, then why do you place so much emphasis on the opinion of those who believe in this "sky-pixie"?\n\nI'm willing to accept that homosexuality is normal.  In that case though, who are we to say that pedophelia is not ok?  Who is to say that an adult male and a minor male child can not have a consentual meaningful sexual relationship?\n\nWhy should we say incest is bad?  Who cares if there are genetic anomalies that occur, heck with abortion legalized we can always avoid having to see those? The important thing is that we support two people who love and are committed to one another, right?\n\nBeastiality should be taught in our public schools as normative too.  Heck, with all that we spend on our pets, it is obvious that we love them.  And I'm sure when Fluffy puts its head on your lap, it must be looking for some sex.  Since we only have to accept that "NO" means "NO" then we don't have to worry about animals resisting sex since they can't speak human languages (except for some birds I guess).\n\nAnd you know, that person who desires to get naked and have an orgasm while rolling all over the hood of their car is ok too.  And why should I say they can't do that only in the privacy of their home.  It must be love, how many people can say they spent $20,000 on their significant other in a year.\n\nThink about it.
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Muge, instead you should have asked these people if would they eat there own babies ( and many would ) you are asking your question to mostly ignorant people who have no understanding of these issues...who live on a diet of McD and KFC and whose brains are riddled with dormant mad cow virus.\n\nThey have no better understanding than Korean puppy torturers. If it's not human it's food. Post your question where more intelligent people might read it.....Carnivores are cruel.
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I do not hunt. I consider that hunting is a job or a sport, like any other. Hunting for food, is a different story.\n\nI have read carefully all the messages posted and I wonder that some people say that wild life is dependant on hunting. Nature has its own rules that are maintaining the equilibrium.\n\nI have seen also messages saying that they are going hunting because this way they can avoid eating steroids and other chemicals injected to harvested animals.\nI am asking if they are really so good in hunting, in order to be able find their daily food. I have heard a lot of stories from hunters and they say that they DON'T FIND SOMETHING TO CATCH, EVERY TIME THEY ARE GOING HUNTING.\nAnd on the other hand, do you have the time to go hunting every day?\nSo, it sounds more reasonable to me to say that you are going hunting for your pleasure and IF you find something, you are catching it.\n\nThere is another point that I want to point out.\nAs a specialist(I am a health care provider), I can't understand how can hunting contribute to maintain healthy populations.\nIt is refered that we have to eliminate the population of some animals, because some carry diseases and if they get overpopulated, the disease will be spread to humans and it will get dangerous. I can't understand the meaning of this phrase, it is scientifically incorrect, as it is well known that it is enough just one sick animal/bird, in order to transmit a disease. \n\nI don't say to anybody not to go hunting, if he wants to and he has the instincts to do it. But let's admit some things and give the real dimensions to things.\n\nThanks for the oportunity that you have given to us to give our opinion on this very interesting issue.\n\nKaterina
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why the hell do you anties even bother answering thease questions, Or thats right its to try and provoke us hunters, not working im better than that , so if that makes me better than you then so be it.\nPeople are genraly scared of what they dont understand, ''is'nt that wright folks''\nNow to the morons that say fox and rabbits are not vermin, i bet you have no problem killing a mouse or rat though.\n\nNow to you question, shot gun certificate and bacs membership (British Accosiation for shooting & Conservation) well there is a good start.\nThe way i would tackle this is to jump in your car, witth a pair of benoculars and have a drive around your surounding country side looking for flocks pigeons and the fields they were feeding on, On an evening you could do a similar thing by looking for rabbits (you will only stan a chance of getting permision this way if its plauged with rabbits) Next step find who the owns the land and approach them (during the day) make sure your dressed sensibaly (not cammo gear) Addrres that you have noticed the problem with pigeons and let the farmer know that you know whet your talking about, may be also take an intrest in what he is doing around the farm/land etc. Any farmer who is having problem with pegeons will be more than happy to let you control them, Get you feet under the table first. Same princable with the rabbits, and with foxs, should you get the pemision you seek any farmer will tell you to shoot them. \nThe key to this relys on first impresions when you approach the landowner/farmer\ngood luck\nIf you need anymore addvice just drop me an e mail .\n\nwhat a load  of bollocks about the game licence, A game licence is  requiard in the british isls if you intend to kill game, there not requiard for killing vermin, and whats said about the farmer requiring the info from your game licence, well thats more bollocks.\nFor the people who think fox are not vermin, try looking on the genral vermin list, even the canada goose is now classed as vermin.
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Seems like common sense doesn't it? Some people just don't get it or don't WANT to get it. I just pray that I don't wake up someday only to find a new burqa laying on my bed.\n***Hawk, are you nuts? We have never been attacked by people who immigrated here? We opened our doors to 19 animals who killed 3,000 of our fellow citizens. We HAVE to be more careful about who we allow in. These zealots want to kill you and your children, parents, sisters etc.
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It's more than just our heritage.  It helps control the animal population from starving and disease. Here our Game and Fish Department ask that hunters bring their deer heads in to check for chronic wasting disease and a few other diseases that can spread to livestock and humans.  In controlling the population you reduce the deer-vehicle collisions that occur.\n\nThen factor in the meat the animal provides not only for the hunter and the families, but there are hunters that donate meat to hospitality houses.\n\nMore than treasured it should be respected.  While we may make fun of a vegan we recognize their right to choose that life style all we ask is the right to live our life the way we see fit\n\nThere is more to hunting than just taking an animal there is being a part of nature, and the cycle of life.  It helps a person reflect on how fragile life is.  The biggest conservationists are hunters, because they realize that for animals to survive they need a habitat to reside in.
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why you want to kill any animal or bird for fun, it`s different if you have to kill for food, but a defenceless creature doing you no harm, i really hope that some day,  someone puts you  under fire and you get to experience the `THRILL` from being hit. you sick B*****d
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The best, and I suppose worst, explanation I have heard is that "we just don't have a dog in that fight".  Basically they have nothing we want/need so why should we give a damn?  A disgusting thought, but it seems to be prevalent.
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In many western cultures a dog, like any pet is part of the family! Would you eat your family member? What if it was ok to eat family members in other cultures? What would you think? I heard cannibalism was pretty popular in Cambodia at one time. \n\nI guess people just consider it uncivilized.\n\nThen again some people have pet cows and chickens, so I digress.