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[Eagles]

Hunting humans might be better since humans are completely useless.

well thats one hell of a way to look at the world...

[HiMyNameIsNick]

well thats one hell of a way to look at the world...

 

Animals agree with you.

[HiMyNameIsNick]

I like to think that humans have an intelligence and consciousness more advanced than other animals

 

 

And this is living proof that your statement is invalid.

 

Edit: typo.

Edited by HiMyNameIsNick, 07 October 2014 - 05:24 PM.

[Eagles]

But seriously though... hunting is one of the oldest traditions, ever. It is going to continue to be around forever regardless of what some people believe.

[masxed]

I think hunting is a great way to obtain some seriously awesome food. (health and taste)   Hunting has got to be better than raising animals in a prison like environment to slaughter, the animal gets to enjoy it's natural surroundings and do it's animal stuff until "pop!" someone has a great meal on the table. How is that even suffering compared to all the other struggles in the animals life combined? Or compared to an indoor operation supplying super markets? Some people only eat vegetables cause they feel bad for the "poor" animals but what about the "poor" vegetables? After all they exist and are conscious too, so maybe we should eat rocks lol? We could always kill ourselves if we didn't want to eat but if we want to survive we have to eat something that exists.   

 

 

The only reason I'm careful enough to avoid hunting is because of bears in mating season!

"Rwaaarrr that's right come back here bad boy!" - a Bear

[Kaddict]

*shakes fist* Darn you comic sans!

Also, I find hunting totally fine. Not like it was done to buffalo in the 1800's for instance. But legally and for food, sure thing.

[masxed]

I <3 you Can we be Comic Sans buddies? 

 

Comic Sans buddies it is!   

[Kaddict]

Comic Sans buddies it is!   

You guys heard of the comic sans typewriter? Worth the investment.

[Cass]

http://www.dailymail...-bow-arrow.html
 

Western hunter who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwean national park ‘faces criminal charges’ after bribing gamekeepers so he could shoot the iconic animal with a bow and arrow

• Cecil the Lion, 13, was one of the stars of Hwange National Park 
• Hunter allegedly paid ranger £36,000 to lure lion out of the park
• Cecil was shot with an arrow by a hunter, outside the park's border 
• The hunter skinned Cecil and cut off his head for a hunting trophy
• Zimbabwe Conservation Taskforce said he could face criminal charges

Thoughts?

[Keil]

The ranger is corrupt as fuck.

[Rocket]

http://www.dailymail...-bow-arrow.html
 

Thoughts?

 

I think this is fucking disgusting! It makes me sick to my stomach and this guy should be shot (ok that's a little harsh) The animal was in a fucking national park - aren't they supposed to be protected there??

 

I'm all for hunting in the wild, but not in a national park where these animals are supposed to be safe.

[Cass]

My husband asked me on this matter if I thought the authorities (of the park) or the hunter was more at fault. While I think both are very very gravely at fault, I think that ultimately the corrupt authorities are more at fault. Indeed what @Rocket says, the lion was in a national park, the pride of Zimbabwe and still part of a very extensive research program (of an English university if I recall correctly, but could be wrong). The fact that the park - or the ranger, if he was a lone operator - would even allow such corruptness to even take place is preposterous. Then again, it's not exactly a secret that Zimbabwe has lots of corrupting business going on...

 

Who do you think is [more] at fault?

[Katya]

I don't have any problems with hunting for food. Honestly, a shot in the head for a wild animal that lived its entire life in a free state is way better than buying a chicken in a market that has been feed with steroids to grow faster, never saw sunlight and had to share 1 square of meter with other 20 chickens.

 

Hunting for sport it's just unjustified cruelty.

 

http://www.dailymail...-bow-arrow.html
 

Thoughts?

 

I saw that news yesterday (or two days ago?). Revolting. Even more considering the fact that the hunting trip was organized by a Zimbabwean hunters association. What the hell is the association doing if they can't keep track of their hunters' whereabouts? Specially knowing there's a national park in the area...

[NapisaurusRex]

http://www.dailymail...-bow-arrow.html
 

Thoughts?

It's bullshit like this that gives hunting a bad name. I think the gamekeepers are more at fault though, it's their JOB to keep the animals safe and prevent people from harming the animals or their environment.

[Rocket]

My husband asked me on this matter if I thought the authorities (of the park) or the hunter was more at fault. While I think both are very very gravely at fault, I think that ultimately the corrupt authorities are more at fault. Indeed what @Rocket says, the lion was in a national park, the pride of Zimbabwe and still part of a very extensive research program (of an English university if I recall correctly, but could be wrong). The fact that the park - or the ranger, if he was a lone operator - would even allow such corruptness to even take place is preposterous. Then again, it's not exactly a secret that Zimbabwe has lots of corrupting business going on...

 

Who do you think is [more] at fault?

 

I think both are equally at fault, the hunter should have some common sense to see a lion coming out of a fenced area.. hellooo?? red flags?? What a low life piece of scum.

Anyone involved in this, the rangers, the hunters, anyone else who helped entice that Lion outside of safety should be prosecuted.

If it were up to me, I would mount all their heads on my wall.

[Katya]

Apparently the hunter is Spanish? Well, that can explain part of it

[Cass]

Apparently the hunter is Spanish? Well, that can explain part of it

Every newspaper has a different report. I read about the Spaniard first as well, but now (Dutch) media are saying it's an American dentist.

[Rocket]

Apparently the hunter is Spanish? Well, that can explain part of it

I read this morning he's an American Dentist from the mid-west/east coast idfk.

 

edit: CNN now says it was a Spaniard http://www.cnn.com/2...lled/index.html

[Katya]

Everyone has their share of fault in this. The hunters association, the park rangers and the hunter. They all should be liable for their actions that lead to the beheaded and skinned animal.

 

 

According to the ZPGHA facebook page they only revealed that the hunter is their associate. I'm guessing the nationalities swarming the internet are mere speculations. It's irrelevant where he's from, actually. Not that being Spanish could possible soften the issue.

[redlion]

Fucking dentists...

[Rocket]

cba to edit again

 

there may have been up to 3 hunters involved - just fuck all of them.

[Fikri]

Fucking dentists...

 

the keyword is actually "american".

[redlion]

the keyword is actually "american".

No, it's dentists.

They're all insane. You have to be a little crazy and obsessive-compulsive to stare at teeth all day. They all get into the profession because it's high paying, and they can afford to take ten or twelve weeks a year off to go and do precisely this kind of stupid shit (killing a great cat) to forget about their miserable existences.

[Katya]

the keyword is actually "american".

 

The keyword would be "human".

[Fikri]

No, it's dentists.

They're all insane. You have to be a little crazy and obsessive-compulsive to stare at teeth all day. They all get into the profession because it's high paying, and they can afford to take ten or twelve weeks a year off to go and do precisely this kind of stupid shit (killing a great cat) to forget about their miserable existences.

 

you just made a sound argument. i shall avoid dentists for the rest of my life.

 

The keyword would be "human".

 

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