Re: Shooting Ourselves in the Foot

"Andrew Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Dutch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "ta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > > Interesting how this letter from an ex-hunter almostly exactly echoes
> the
> > > sentiments laid out in the "Reasons/Excuses for Hunting and Fishing"
> > thread.
> > > My comments enclosed with **
> >
> > This [alleged] person became squeamish so now they buy their meat at
> Safeway
> > so they don't have to kill animals for themselves. The next step, they
> > beccome squeamish about that and become a vegetarian so they can pretend
> > that their food and lifestyle doesn't involve killing of animals at all.
> > Then they can put up a website to make themselves feel important by
> > condemning unsqueamish people. No,it's not interesting at all, it's a
> tired
> > old story.
> >
>
> I'm not arguing either way,

Really? Are you telling me that you're not sympathetic to his "journey into
compassion"?

 however I do think you should have read the
> article properly before commenting on it.

I did read it, why would you assume I didn't?.

> From the article:
> -------------------------
> Am I responsible for the death of animals, even though I am a vegetarian,
> don't use leather or fur? Sure. One only need observe the bugs on my truck
> grill to see that. But I have decided to minimize my impact on animals and
> work to help them, rather than kill them.

There's nothing in that article to indicate he is "minimizing" his impact on
animals, on the contrary, by substutiting store-bought, agribusiness plant
based foods for that nutrient rich food he used to get by hunting has very
likely increased his overall impact on animals. When you consider the impact
of pesticides, hebicides, loss of habitat, ploughing, harvesting, storage,
etc.. his personal animal deaths per calorie quotient has almost surely
increased.

> I have a lot of making up to do.

As I said, his concern is all about his own sensibilities, not about the
animals.

If you want my opinion, this article was faked by an animal rights advocate,
it has all the earmarks of their fallacious thinking.