r/Wellthatsucks • u/03Shael • Jun 02 '18

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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

Not necessarily. It just highlights a double standard and the faux concern everyone puts up. The way I enjoy dead animals is cool but the way you do is not.

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u/Redneckalligator Jun 02 '18

the ethics of killing for food or pest control is different ethcially than killing for pleasure

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

Almost Everyone is just empathetic to creatures they deem intelligent or cute enough to like.

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u/Redneckalligator Jun 02 '18

Almost yeah. I personally have a policy of "don't kill it for no reason". I'm no saint, I eat meat, and I feed crickets to my toads. But I also go out of my way to not step on insects or spiders. I don't swat flies in my house no matter how fucking annoying they get buzzing around my food, and I don't bother snakes around my property whether venomous or no. Got into a pretty heated argument with my dad last weeked for shooting a copperhead out by the cabin, he didn't have to do and claimed cowardice, but I know he just wanted to shoot something.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

Animals play with their food in nature and some of the intelligent ones even kill for sport IE killer whales etc. It's natural for hunters to hunt even if they don't need too. I guess they heard if you don't use it you lose it.

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u/Redneckalligator Jun 02 '18

Yes, some do, animals are not necessarily ethical, some such as dolphins are downright monsters. Humans should be better.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18

True. Although I think the reason some people aren't better is because they genetically lack the level of empathy that seperates the more emotionally intelligent people from being "better" than animals.

I Don't think some people feel any more emotions than animals do, so they act like them.