[Munch's Master]

I'm surprised at the use of the "2 wrongs make a right" argument by the hunters- that killing their predators justified killing the herbivores.

My problem isn't so much with the actual hunting as with the thought behind it. It's barely ever out of respect or out of population control. Maybe it is with you but I'd wager you're in a very small minority there.

I'm to saying all slaughterhouse employees hate the job, nor am I saying slaughterhouses are humane (I've seen plenty of videos myself) but as MA testified the ones he knows do. Plus, it's not exactly easy to quit and get another job in the current social climate. Nor will it be with the overpopulation issues.

I wish to goodness that I could become a vegetarian but I like the taste of meat too much, regrettably. The killing of the animal bothers me a bit, but not as much as the method or motive. Hunters nearly never kill with the animal's intentions at heart. Slaughterhouses are rarely humane but hunting isn't always- traps for one thing, the fact that 1 shot doesn't always kill but instead severely injures for another. I can understand the hunting for food argument but as Havoc says- if you need the food just buy it from a store. If you can't afford the food then fair enough- but if you can't afford food but can afford a gun and bulelts something's sure gone screwy down the line.

I don't exactly agree with the other stuff Havoc said, but I will say this- we value human life above other lives because its our fellow species. There's humans who are the utter scum of the earth that we'd still put ahead of any animal. Am I saying every animal's life is equal to every human's life? No. Most humans, most people are decent. Most people's lives are more valuable than animal lives. But I wouldn't say every human.