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Easy E -> RE:Mike Vick case (12/7/2007 8:11:22 AM)
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[quote="John Childress"]BINGO And yes it doesn't matter if you kill an animal for sport or for food - the animal is still dead. Really, there is not a whole lot of difference between Vick and deer hunters except the hunters are more "merciful" in their kill. But both are dead.[/quote] Honestly, hunting isn't more merciful at all. you simply take the emotion away from it, just like people do when they put on a leather belt or eat a hamburger. And imo, human beings should get their relationship with animals straight in their head. Feeling guilty over eating meat, IMO, is silly. we're the top of the food chain, and animals serve a purpose. The livestock that is crowded up a ramp to be slaughtered probably went through more terror and despair, if animals actually feel that, than the dogs that were killed. A bird that is shot with pellet and needs it's neck broke doesn't get more mercy than a dog that is drowned. Now, do not confuse this with me saying what Vick did was ok. Here's the point, the issue isn't how the animal feels, but the person. If you're hunting a deer because that's what you want to do, because it gives you a sense of accomplishment, or you like venison, and you buy your permit, hunt your game, kill it and gut it, I believe that's ok. If you live in a culture that accepts bullfighting, that's your society. If you want people to not suffere from smallpox, or other disease, and so are ok with testing on animals, that's ok. Or if you're a horserace enthusist, and a horse breaks it's leg doing that and needs to be shot through the head, that's the way it is. And if you're a sick twisted little pervert that pulls the wings off birds for sick pleasure, or swerves to hit a rabbit in the road, or drowns a put because it's more trouble than it's worth, there is something wrong with you. The dogfighting thing, people should recognize, crosses gray lines, because the fact is, dogfighting is somewhat part of society, if underground. However, drowning them has no place anywhere. Does the punishment fit the crime? I don't think so, but it's still a crime. It's not much different than how we treat someone who steals a tv because he's starving and needs money, versus a millionaire who steals billions in a scam.
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