Can we hunt him using an Apache?
Discussion
wiggy001 said:
...I naively believe that if my bacon sandwich had been chased across fields before being dispatched by a cross-bow-toting hunter there would be similar uproar and the practice would come under scrutiny and, hopefully, be stopped.
Bad example. Bow hunting feral pigs (boar) in the US is a huge 'sport'.stuartmmcfc said:
I'm not finding it hard either.
The chicken on my plate is bred to be eaten.
The Lion, on the other hand, WASN'Tbred to be hunted for fun, have its head stuck on a wall as a trophy and its skin turned into a rug to be put in front of the fire.
The really sad thing though is in a few months this will have blown over and either him or his cronies will still be doing this.
You're right, it will have done and people will ignore the plight of these animals, hunted, poached and habitats destroyed to make way for cattle and other agriculture. Out of sight out of mind. I fear it is already too late to stem the decline, even in terms of genetic diversity. I was fortunate enough to be on safari at a game reserve in Botswana earlier in year, the land used was formerly for cattle. It had take over 15 years to gradually re-wild it - and really it had been a labour of love to do so by an extremely wealthy benefactor. Even still, in the big scheme of things it will make little difference. The chicken on my plate is bred to be eaten.
The Lion, on the other hand, WASN'Tbred to be hunted for fun, have its head stuck on a wall as a trophy and its skin turned into a rug to be put in front of the fire.
The really sad thing though is in a few months this will have blown over and either him or his cronies will still be doing this.
Should we breed lions to be killed for fun, then is it similar to a pig - pigs are smart creature (can pass the mirror red dot on the forehead test, takes humans until the age of two to pass it - not cat or dog has ever passed it).
Despite that I LOVE bacon and am largely in agreement with you - but I think I'm just conditioned to my own hypocrisy.
ringerz said:
I find the whole idea of killing one of these animals extremely distasteful, but can't help thinking I'm guilty of hypocrisy - I generally buy factory farmed chicken, have a penchant for bacon, drink milk and used to work in chicken processing plant where we killed over 2 million animals per week - in appalling conditions. I don't have to eat it, but I enjoy it. Not sure if it's a rarity thing? If there were an abundance of lions would I be as bothered?
Anyone else find it a tough one to reconcile?
One killed to provide food, the other killed for sport/ entertainment - I don't think they are comparable.Anyone else find it a tough one to reconcile?
strudel said:
I can't agree with what the bloke did, but some of the outrage is unbelievable. I've seen comments saying he should be decapitated, skinned alive, made to suffer horrendously etc. Doesn't strike me as the response of a civilised society. Mob justice is a terrible thing.
The worlds a f'ed up place, as the poor Lion found out. Perhaps karma will be paying a visit to the Dentists chair....
.Uncle John said:
strudel said:
I can't agree with what the bloke did, but some of the outrage is unbelievable. I've seen comments saying he should be decapitated, skinned alive, made to suffer horrendously etc. Doesn't strike me as the response of a civilised society. Mob justice is a terrible thing.
The worlds a f'ed up place, as the poor Lion found out. Perhaps karma will be paying a visit to the Dentists chair....
bad company said:
Neil H said:
One killed to provide food, the other killed for sport/ entertainment - I don't think they are comparable.
Agreed. Also it sounds like one animal had to suffer with an arrow wound for some 40 hours before being finished off.
Mojocvh said:
bad company said:
Neil H said:
One killed to provide food, the other killed for sport/ entertainment - I don't think they are comparable.
Agreed. Also it sounds like one animal had to suffer with an arrow wound for some 40 hours before being finished off.TheJimi said:
Mojocvh said:
bad company said:
Neil H said:
One killed to provide food, the other killed for sport/ entertainment - I don't think they are comparable.
Agreed. Also it sounds like one animal had to suffer with an arrow wound for some 40 hours before being finished off.Mojocvh said:
bad company said:
Neil H said:
One killed to provide food, the other killed for sport/ entertainment - I don't think they are comparable.
Agreed. Also it sounds like one animal had to suffer with an arrow wound for some 40 hours before being finished off.soad said:
Mojocvh said:
bad company said:
Neil H said:
One killed to provide food, the other killed for sport/ entertainment - I don't think they are comparable.
Agreed. Also it sounds like one animal had to suffer with an arrow wound for some 40 hours before being finished off.It is a little weird how this presumably goes on all day, every day, and apparently it's perfectly legal to pay for permits to kill these animals.
Essentially the issue seems to be he killed the wrong lion and we wouldn't even be reading about it had it been a different one?
Personally that doesn't make it right, and I suspect the guy is now getting a tiny taste of what it's like to be hunted down, and whilst the worlds press don't have bows and arrows I imagine it still doesn't feel too good.
Essentially the issue seems to be he killed the wrong lion and we wouldn't even be reading about it had it been a different one?
Personally that doesn't make it right, and I suspect the guy is now getting a tiny taste of what it's like to be hunted down, and whilst the worlds press don't have bows and arrows I imagine it still doesn't feel too good.
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