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Originally Posted by Trip
I don't hunt and fish for food all the time. I have killed without using the animal for food. I also have destroyed pest animals/non-natives.
Killing a ton of cows and not using them for food has been done before and not thought of any differently. Disease made them not suitable to eat, so they destroyed the animals to keep the disease from spreading. These dogs were causing an economic drain on the company and they could not get rid of them by any other means, so they had them destroyed.
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I kill mice and roaches because they steal my food, damage my property, and pose health risks to me, my wife, and my dogs. I don't eat mice or roaches (though I usually toss their bodies into the pond for the fish).
I would probably kill a coyote or bear that was attacking my dogs or someone I knew. I would not eat the coyote.
Killing diseased cows unsuitable for consumption to prevent them from infecting other animals benefits the greater population.
There are instances where killing and not eating is acceptable and often required. Killing for sport is not one of them. Killing because of economic strain is not one of them. That logic justifies leaving your baby in a dumpster or drowning your kids in the bathtub when mom or dad lose their jobs.
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Originally Posted by Trip
Killing nonhumans never warrants execution.
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I'd rather see a million babies in a mass grave than a hundred huskies.