I can not stand any cruelty to animals. When I see a dog that is tied up in a yard 24/7, I want to release the animal and put the owner in the same situation for a week. When I hear about kids that torture cats, I want to do the same to them. Once in awhile we have news reports of wounded wild horses, caused by some idiot using them for plinking practice. I won't write what I would do to them so as not to have this thread locked.
Come fall, I grab guns and go hunting. If I get lucky and draw a big game tag, then I'll do everything that is legal and moral to fill it. In other words, I plan on killing something. If I am walking through the desert scrub and a quail takes off, my shotgun will launch pellets towards it in hopes of hitting it. I am going to try to kill the little bird. Jackrabbits? I don't even have to wait to shoot them.
When I explain these views to some folks, they call me a hypocrite. They see a conflict. How could I be opposed to animal cruelty and yet kill animals?
Am I a hypocrite? Do I have a conflict of interests going here?
Come fall, I grab guns and go hunting. If I get lucky and draw a big game tag, then I'll do everything that is legal and moral to fill it. In other words, I plan on killing something. If I am walking through the desert scrub and a quail takes off, my shotgun will launch pellets towards it in hopes of hitting it. I am going to try to kill the little bird. Jackrabbits? I don't even have to wait to shoot them.
When I explain these views to some folks, they call me a hypocrite. They see a conflict. How could I be opposed to animal cruelty and yet kill animals?
Am I a hypocrite? Do I have a conflict of interests going here?