The ethics of hunting
Is hunting ethical?
posted by Mrs. B at
1:11 PM
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9 Comments:
As long as the animal's meat is used and not discarded, I think it is ok. But don't ask me to cook it. db
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Anonymous, at 1:25 PM
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
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Anonymous, at 1:26 PM
I am against hunting for a sport, but if you are hunting to use all of the meat/useable parts and as long as you are only hunting the limit, then I suppose it's ok. I don't believe that one should hunt just because they have a weapon and want to shoot at something. I also don't think they should keep heads and mount them. HOWEVER, I do see the point that hunting is sometimes necessary in order to keep the animals healthy. If we don't occasionally get rid of some of the animal population, they will all become sick and starve or agressive over food. I would rather some get to live healthy than too many live sick and agressive.
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Anonymous, at 1:29 PM
I personally feel that if you are hunting to eat the meat or to reduce an over populated animal, then by all means - go for it. If you are out hunting to for the sake of saying you went hunting and you are just killing animals and leave them there - then no way.
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Anonymous, at 1:45 PM
That would depend on WHO is being hunted.
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Anonymous, at 2:03 PM
I really, really, REALLY do not like the idea of hunting. In today's world, we have grocery stores on every corner, so the idea of hunting for fun just doesn't make sense. However, I realize that some hunting is needed to thin the herd and help with overpopulation. But you can be sure that I will not be the one shooting Bambie or Thumper!!
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Mrs. B, at 2:28 PM
I do not like the idea of hunting - but as to whether or not it is ethical I have no opinion. Just do not ask me to go with you, clean anything or eat it.
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Anonymous, at 2:57 PM
For all of you who said hunting is okay as long as you eat the meat... what does it matter? Obviously, we live in a world that doesn't need meat from wild animals to survive. We do just fine with eating the meat of animals who were born and raised to have their throats slit or heads chopped off or skulls smashed in with a sledge hammer... or however they do it... all in the name of the cheeseburger.
The biggest difference I see between hunting and the meat industry is that the meat industry doesn't give a damn about animals and most hunters do.
If you can't tell, I strongly support hunting. I believe that when practiced under law, it is completely ethical and on top of that... necessary. There are fees, there are limits, there are designated areas, there are designated times, it is never allowed to hunt females of any species except for small game and there are rules about what weapons you can use at certain times on certain animals. Some animals, like turkeys, (males only) are eligible to be hunted for only a few days out of the year. Plus, most seasons are only at the end of the year for very short times in effort to control population and counter starvation over the winter.
Each hunting license only applies to one type of animal and the fee paid actually goes to protection efforts for animal preserves. So, as ironic as it may seem, hunters are actually doing more for the preservation and protection of hunted animal species than most.
Of course, you always have your rotten eggs who give hunters a bad name, but you have that with just about anything. The majority of those who choose to hunt as a hobby are law abiding lovers of nature.
This has been pretty long, but for those of you who are reading, I have a story to share. My father is a hunter. He doesn't hunt because he likes killing animals. He told me that he loves the outdoors, he loves to watch the sunrise through the trees in a silent forest and finds it quite peaceful, even spiritual. He told me that there was a time when he was up in a treestand hunting for deer. He didn't see any deer at all that day, but he did look down to see a beautiful silver fox. It came right up to where he was. He could have easily shot it and on top of that... the silver fox was in season, so he was allowed to shoot it. But instead, he just watched it. He felt giddy with excitement that he got the chance to see it so closely in the wild, undistrubed and uninterrupted. He told me moments like that were the reasons he liked to go hunting. Not because he liked killing things for sport.
How many of us give money and support to Indiana's wildlife preserves?
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Happy Jack, at 5:08 PM
Hunting is a part of human existence, a statement of our needs. In my opinion, however, it is much like violence it is more of a statement about our weakness rather than our strength.
If we accept that hunting is necessary for food, then we also admit that in order for us to survive others must suffer/die. On the other hand, if we accept that it is for sport then we admit that in order to enjoy ourselves others must suffer/die.
Accepting either of these is an admission of our condition as humans, the form of life which our past decisions has set in motion for us now. However, simply accepting this also limits us to that existence until we find a way to overcome this or succumb to it.
If we truly percieve ourselves as 'supernatural' beings, then to engage in acts defined solely by our natural abilities is much like an aspiring athlete taking up championship donut eating as an exercise program.
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Anonymous, at 11:50 PM
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