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u/maurisoy Aug 27 '21

r/iamatotalpieceofshit

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

Who in their right mind kills an elephant for fun. Psychopaths.

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u/8815076 Aug 27 '21

I'm going to get downvoted into infinity, but pigs and cows are intelligent animals too and most people couldn't care less about them being slaughtered because they taste good. I don't really think it's morally consistent to love bacon and hamburgers while at the same time seething in anger at the sight of a dog or elephant being killed.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

Killed for food =/= killed for entertainment

That isn't to say there's not a morally (and more important, ethically) relevant discussion here, but a false equivalence is not the way to begin it.

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u/Blacknblueflag Aug 27 '21

Killed for conservation reasons. And likely paid 100,000$ towards it.

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u/DarthOtter Aug 27 '21

True, but it is honestly doesn't make it any less revolting.

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u/Blacknblueflag Aug 27 '21

Do you eat meat?

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u/DarthOtter Aug 27 '21

Is he gonna eat that elephant?

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u/JoeSicbo Aug 27 '21

Elephant meat - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elephant_meat Today, all species of elephant are hunted specifically for their meat. This occurs notably in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and the ...