I have no idea if this is a good idea. It is not a science. If you love animals with a passion you’ll hate the abuse of animals with an equal passion. If you love animals slightly, you’ll dislike the abuse of animals to an equal extent.
The more you genuinely care about animals the more empathy you have for them. You can feel what they feel and that is not anthropomorphizing animals. It is simply being knowledgeable about them and connecting one’s emotions to that knowledge. It is a connection with nature and our roots.
The balance between loving and hating in respect of animals and what happens to them is very similar to Newton’s Third Law, which states that forces are equal and opposite. All forces come in pairs. When you push off the ground with your foot you exert a force on the floor. The floor exerts an equal force on your foot.
The same principles are in play in the balance between caring for animals and hating the abuse and the needless killing of animals.
This is why I hate people who hunt animals for sport. Yes, hate is a strong world but so is love. You can’t hate sport hunting and respect the person who does it. Sport hunting is a human self-indulgence. It cannot be justified. If sport hunters justify it by saying there is a need to cull animals to keep numbers down, I argue that is a false argument.
The only reason why wildlife populations need to be kept down is because human population numbers have risen resulting in an encroachment onto the habitat of wildlife such that the animal then becomes a problem to people. It is a self-induced problem and the solution should be focused on people.
Sport hunting is good for the economy. It is good for people. It is an abuse of animals.
In the long term the planet cannot sustain 7 billion people as the earth’s resources will be depleted in doing it. By 2050 the population will be over 9 billion.
The reason why I say Grumpy cat is exploited and rant about it is because I love Grumpy cat. Why do I love her? Because she is vulnerable. The more vulnerable an animal is the more we should love and care for that animal. There is an equality in that equation too.
I’ll end there.
EFFECTS OF HUNTING IN INDIA :- People all over the world are fascinated with “Big Cats’,the tiger being one of the most majestic beasts. Have just returned from an incredible tiger Safari with “MUMBAI TRAVELLERS” tour group.We deserve a mention in the “LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS” for not being able to spot a single tiger in three different safari rides in the two different “PARK ZONES(Kitauli and Magdha zones)”. Sadly we missed out on the “TALA ZONE”, the zone having the maximum number of tigers in Bandhavgarh as it is booked well in advance, also a privilege of “V.I.P” tourists.Spotted “TIGER PUG MARKS” and just before returning spotted a half-eaten cow in the village close to our resort, a tiger kill.Bizarre..Instead i became a good bird watcher and learnt about bird and here is a photo of the “SERPENT EAGLE” that i clicked on a digital camera. Our co-tour mates ,we were a total of 15 tourists,got better photos and an excellent safari with a beautiful hotel resort , the “Nature heritage resort” and excellent climate.We experienced everything good in our safari barring meeting the magnificent beast of the jungle. MY BLOG WOULD FOLLOW IN A FEW DAYS .Memories for a been here, seen that, done that but not seen “TIGER,TIGER”!Have to see a tiger in my life-time so the tiger spotting mystery continues.
Bandhavgarh in India was the “Tiger hunting groung’ of the Maharajahs of Rewa and the place where the first “WHITE TIGER” was captured in 1951. Later named “MOHAN” this tiger was the sire of all the white tiger population in zoo’s across the world.Today Bandhavgarh in india has the largest tiger population but most are concentrated in just one zone “TALA ZONE” and hence a rush of “V.I.P” tourists and long queues to visit this particular zone.Hope the tigers increase in numbers in other zones as well and a healthy tiger population is re-introduced into this historical tiger national park.
That’s exactly what I’m doing. I make sure the animal experiences as little pain as possible. My animal at least had the chance to run free for its entire life. Farm animals never get that chance.
No because the method used is designed to eliminate pain or reduce it to an absolute minimum. There are government controls on that. Shooting arrows at an animal will inevitably cause some pain and don’t tell me it does not.
Based on that logic. The same amount of suffering occurs in the controlled conditions you spoke of earlier.
Because he or she has nerves, a brain and emotions. I am surprised you asked that.
Tell me how you know the animal feels pain.