Hi Lorin. Thank you for the contribution. My remarks are below.
>Is it acceptable if there are clear alternative sources of non-sentient
>protein, easily recognized by rational humans, which do not require hunting
>and the infliction of pain on animals?
I just wanted to make sure there was no confusion, as your comments were
following my post. I tried to make it clear that I wasn't saying that such
behavior was necessarily acceptable, just that it was more acceptable than
killing the animals *without* the intention of eating them.
It seems that the eating of an
>animal that one has hunted and killed is more often simply a subsequent
>benefit of hunting rather than the purpose.
I don't think there's any question as to the truth of this statment in this
day and age. It's mostly done for the "sport."
And even if it was the
>purpose, I'm not sure it is justified given the ready alternatives.
This is an interesting issue. I wonder if by alternatives you mean soy or
other vegetable protein, or if you mean beef, pork, fish, ect. that was
raised on a farm. If the former, I am in total agreement with you. If the
latter, I would argue that with many of today's meat farming practices, such
animals are put through far greater pain, stress, and yes, "suffering" than
animals who are hunted in their natural environments.
Bryan H.
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From: Lorin Busaan <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 10:52 PM
Subject: Justified Hunting
>As a lurker on this list for some time, I think it's time to contribute.
>Quick intro: I'm a student at Queen's University in Canada who is presently
>working on a thesis paper which attempts to justify intrinsic value for
>non-human entities. but enough intro...here's my question/contribution.
>
>Bryan Hyden wrote:
>>I will end with an aside. I
>>find it far more acceptable (if not actually acceptable) to hunt in this
>>manner if the deer is actually cooked and eaten by the hunter and his
family
>>and/or others, which is usually the case (as opposed to the impulsive
>>slaughter of buffaloes in the old west).
>
>Is it acceptable if there are clear alternative sources of non-sentient
>protein, easily recognized by rational humans, which do not require hunting
>and the infliction of pain on animals? It seems that the eating of an
>animal that one has hunted and killed is more often simply a subsequent
>benefit of hunting rather than the purpose. And even if it was the
>purpose, I'm not sure it is justified given the ready alternatives.
>
>Lorin
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