tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post8990652874243878453..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Liberal infightingJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-22118431303422183912009-08-21T22:05:19.220-04:002009-08-21T22:05:19.220-04:00(To anonymous poster)
I can honestly say that as a...(To anonymous poster)<br />I can honestly say that as a hunter, I cannot and will not kill for sport. What's the point? I eat what I kill, period. When I fish, I strictly practice the "catch and release" method, unless I am looking for a nice fish meal that night. Being a steward of God's Creation mandates I treat it wisely and without taking it for granted. I understand the point of feeling it is no longer necessary for us to hunt as we are a developed nation and such food-taking adventures are no longer warranted. However, I would say that just because we have learned how to raise and slaughter animals to sell in grocery stores has not reduced the inner desire to exercise our dominance over animals that we specifically eat.Donald Borsch Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03074996230984318015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-65086419997152840822009-08-21T12:36:57.836-04:002009-08-21T12:36:57.836-04:00That's true for trophy hunting. But I get the ...That's true for trophy hunting. But I get the impression that most deer, rabbit, and turkey hunters -- who constitute the vast majority of hunters, at least in this country -- eat the meat.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-28082506869599002832009-08-21T12:20:20.909-04:002009-08-21T12:20:20.909-04:00Hunting in 21st century is definitely not needed t...Hunting in 21st century is definitely not needed to feed anyone, at least not in developed countries, it too is for amusement, just like dog fighting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-80441821060254660442009-08-21T09:34:18.653-04:002009-08-21T09:34:18.653-04:00Hunting and raising animals for their meat are thi...Hunting and raising animals for their meat are things that are done for human consumption. Having dogs fight each other is done purely for human amusement. <br /><br />As far as dogs or cats not innately deserving any more humane treatment, than, say horses or cows, you make a good point. But cows that are raised on farms lead relatively benign existences until it's time to be slaughtered, whereas dogs which are trained to kill other dogs never lead anything but lead brutal lives.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-19103531463588787132009-08-20T21:31:54.196-04:002009-08-20T21:31:54.196-04:00Why do dogs and other pets deserve to be treated m...Why do dogs and other pets deserve to be treated more humanely than other animals? As awful as it is, in dog fighting they sand a chance of surviving, being farmed to be killed for food is even worse. And how is hunting any better than any other form of animal cruelty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-60706099189510526292009-08-20T12:01:38.161-04:002009-08-20T12:01:38.161-04:00Agreed. Vick and his ilk are detestable. I was r...Agreed. Vick and his ilk are detestable. I was referring to those animals we specifically eat as food, and I'm not too sure Americans consume dogs as a regular menu item! Well, hmm, maybe some do.<br /><br />Either way, we agree on the dog-fighting issue. As a dog lover, and proudly so, I remember watching Dogtown on TV and they had a special episode wherein all the dogs rescued from Vick's estate came to Utah, at Best Friends, and were healed and helped out. Great stuff!<br /><br />Looking forward to more of your posts!Donald Borsch Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03074996230984318015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-89544721317817117182009-08-20T11:08:17.442-04:002009-08-20T11:08:17.442-04:00Pelicanmarsh68 -- Thank you for your comment (and ...Pelicanmarsh68 -- Thank you for your comment (and for signing up). I agree, PETA has done a great job of alienating even other liberals who might otherwise be on their side. <br /><br />I actually have some sympathy for their cause -- mammals are sentient and there's no excuse for torturing them a la Michael Vick. I just don't have any sympathy for the PETA members themselves. <br /><br />I have nothing against hunting, I eat meat myself. But dogfighting etc. are another matter.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-80047424861663146172009-08-20T09:10:08.159-04:002009-08-20T09:10:08.159-04:00(Guys, on the other hand, seemed to find it funny....(Guys, on the other hand, seemed to find it funny. PETA's offices were evidently inundated with calls reporting beached whales after the billboard went up.)<br />----------------------------------<br />Oh geez...these evil men with their nasty comments...Ha!<br /><br />PETA is screwing the pooch here, (no pun intended), and simply alienating normal meat-eating Americans from the lunatic fringe of animal-rights activists, who ascribe sentience and sovereignty to those species of God's Creation that we consume as the Alpha Predators on this planet.<br /><br />Good job, PETA. Love the campaign. Keep it up.Donald Borsch Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03074996230984318015noreply@blogger.com