Are you for or against hunting animals?
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This is a very tricky question.  See i am a woman, I grew up on a farm.  Im 36 and a single mother of two.  To me, if you are hunting animals, then it had better be for food.  Not for decorations, fur, or for something to do.  I dont believe that it should be just a sport.  There are times, when I didnt have any meat to put on the table, and no money to buy meat.  I sure wish at those times, I knew how to hunt.  It is hard to buy meat, i think, it is extrememly expensive, I get tired of bologna and hamburger.  But this is just one persons' opinion.  I hope I helped.  Barb(indiana)
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Peta is against the cruelty and eating of living animals, things with a nervous system, brain and feelings. Since humans can sometimes fall into that range we would be against it.
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Forget about the whole "we're so much better than animals" thing. Our animal instincts still affect us, even though it's not apparent. The "fight and flight" instinct is still prominent in our systems.\n\nSo when man murders outside of "he'll kill me first" then it's a mental thing that they are willing to do. Does that mean that we're all capable outside of that, sure. We just decide that a person's life isn't as important as ours (which is what hunters have when they hunt, no hunter things of the animal as an equal). So if you can value a life over your own, then it's possible.
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raise cattles, hunting
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Are people suppose to like animals?
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I think it is wrong and inhumane. Killing is not a sport. all living things feel what ever happens to them, and killing them  is just wrong, why cause any thing pain when you dont have too????? killing for sport is stupid. like hunting. stupid stupid stupid.
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I think hunting is cruel.  Did Jesus hunt?
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That depends.  If the species is getting over populated in your area, or is a menace to farmers crops, then it can be justified.  Perhaps you can find some migrant workers willing to accept the meat of your harvest.\n\nThe government set up a local shoot because of population, then condemed the meat for human consumption.  4,000 pounds of meat trashed.  That is the problem, not the hunters.
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I think that you need a lot of answers to this. I am also against the use of animals in trials. I aggree with the previous answerer that it is sad and I will add that it is also scarring the purpose they are using them for.\n\nKaterina
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i hunted bunnies in new mexico with one little beagle dog\ngot so good i had to load the shotgun before i would let her out of the truck.\nshe would sometimes strike trail before i was ready.\ni saw no need ever to have more than her.\nout here we have jack rabbits too.\nthe way you cook them is to nail 'em to a board, cook 'em and throw 'em away and eat the board.\nfor that reason i would not shoot but turn and walk away. The dog got the hint after awhile and stayed off them.\ndon't know if she could smell the difference but the length of jump was greater and she would lose the trail and regain it a few seconds later.\nshe knew the difference.\nbecause i only had one dog she got all the hunt time and all the attention.
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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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Animals have loads of rights in the UK, you really don't realise how other countries in Europe don't give a damn about animals. Take France for example, over there it's the hunters go on marchs, do petitions, being militants for more hunting rights!\nSo you see how well off animals are these days in the UK?
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With you on that, 100%. I can understand hunting for food, or other essentials. But for sport? Wow. Impressive. You managed to point a gun at an animal and pull the trigger. Kill it with your bare hands, if you want bragging rights. Not saying that's ok, either, mind you. I'm just saying that at least that would take some skill.\n\nPete V – Since you seem to enjoy pushing your views on the other people who’ve answered, I’m sure you won’t mind me doing the same…About cyanne, so what’s the difference? So she kills it, instead of the butcher. It probably goes to better use. Maybe she prefers a more natural approach to some aspects of life. In any case, it’s not your place to ridicule her for it. About melissa…actually, yes. Yes it does. Animals eat other animals. That’s life. Is it ok for a tiger to eat someone? That’s a matter of opinion. But it doesn’t change the fact that it would.
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No.  Most hunters I know hunt for the food and those who don't donate the meat.  Deer do tons of damage to hay bails, cars, and it is the only way to control an already out of control deer population, without allowing the deer to starve to death
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Interesting question - I'm glad you are thinking about morality and I would like to hear what the anti-fur people have to say about this. If they're not vegetarians, I'd like to hear why they treat some animals (their pets) extremely well while eating others. And why don't the anti-fur people complain about wearing leather? And why aren't they saying anything about the millions of modern day human slaves? I think it is important to have a consistent and logical justification for my own actions!\n\nI believe that *IF* the animals are treated humanely, there is no difference between eating them and wearing their fur. Remember that fur is a renewable resource, but synthetic fur comes from oil, a limited resource.\n\nNot all furs are harvested inhumanely, but the grisly image of clubbing seals and trapping beavers overpowers reality. So anyone who treat their animals well don't necessarily get the credit they're due. Sad that appearances often play a bigger role than facts when making decisions.\n\nIt would probably be more productive if the anti-fur people created a reporting scheme to give credit to those who treat animals well and somehow gave a seal of approval to them. I think most of my countrymen would rather purchase fur products from this type of source than people who maltreat animals.\n\nRegarding your point on the the nutrients in meat, it is possible to be a healthy vegetarian, except that even vegans need vitamin B-12, which only comes from animal sources. And it is almost impossible to avoid eating insect parts in grains, so there is really no such thing as a human who has never eaten animals.
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I'm against it. If it's benefitting humans, it's doing the opposite on the animals.
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not aware of an accident dont know what that is? So for now I would say 4 if your going to eat it and no if its a trophy I eat the deer meat and fish they catch. But as far as killing just to brag or whatever no. However I couldnt go with them I did once when I was little and my dad never took me again because I was makeing as much noise as possible to scare the animals away.