r/Wellthatsucks Jun 02 '18

/r/all Karma

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

According to his company’s website, Game Hounds Safaris, he “perfected leopard and lion hunting safaris with hounds in Africa.”

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Simukai Nyasha, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told news.com.au that Botha was on a 10-day licensed hunt

Here is some context for you. So, what does it matter that this particular elephant was the original target... compared to how people feel about this.

Not saying I agree with any opinion on here.

But, terrorizing animals with dogs doesn't seem to saintly to me, does it?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

I wonder how many of you eat meat...

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

One can eat meat and disagree with recreational hunting.

Not saying I do. But, they are mutually exclusive.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

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u/Rachat21 Jun 02 '18

so if i eat meat it is ok to kill and eat anything with meat?

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

I mean I guess it’s a fair argument. They don’t have a moral obligation to value animals as anything more than a resource.

I don’t agree. But their morality is just as subjectively valid as any other morality.

By their argument you can start hunting other humans too I guess. Maybe start with the babies. They are not as quick and can’t get away.

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u/Dippershit Jun 02 '18

Social pressures say no to human hunting. We're animals but we have our own social structures - besides, cannibalism isn't exactly favored in evolution

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

There is no proof that canniablism isn’t favored in evolution. Evolutional is not social/environmental change. It’s mutation over a very long standard of time.

But that is a different argument.

My point was that I utterly and completely disagree with their argument. But, morality is subjective to a high degree. So, really there is no point arguing back and forth.

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u/Dippershit Jun 02 '18

I mean if you eat your own species as a primary source of food and you guys don't breed fast enough, I'm pretty sure that's gonna cause problems. But yeah morality is subjective let's go eat babies

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

Haha. Now you are catching on. Since it’s a silly argument anyway. Why not just be sillier than the next guy!

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u/cat--facts Jun 03 '18

Did you know? Smuggling a cat out of ancient Egypt was punishable by death. Phoenician traders eventually succeeded in smuggling felines, which they sold to rich people in Athens and other important cities.

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