01-19-2016, 01:31 PM
It seems there were protests in Calgary against the African hunting show. That is impressive since Calgary and the whole province have a lot of hunters.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ca...-1.3408471
I notice that the hotel does not plan to hold another African hunting show next year.
The Saskatoon show has found another location and has rescheduled. However the protesters read the papers so they know that too. I am sure new protests are being organized.
You are so right. The hunters always make the claim that they are involved in population management. They prevent forest damage and prevent sickly stock and all kinds of other excuses. There is not a biologist in the bunch and they tend to kill the biggest and the best because they want trophies. What they do is the opposite of population management. They weaken herds and damage the woods while doing it.
Your deer are a good example of what happens when things are left alone. The herd has grown to the size the environment can handle. There is little damage to vegetation in the area. Often plants that deer eat come back up quite strong and healthy. Nature intended that certain plants would feed animals like deer and those plants do well for the deer pruning them.
The deer don't just come in with saws and cut things back drastically. They do a steady pruning that the plants can handle. When nature does it, there is balance.
When you line that up against the cruelty of hunting there is no comparison.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ca...-1.3408471
I notice that the hotel does not plan to hold another African hunting show next year.
The Saskatoon show has found another location and has rescheduled. However the protesters read the papers so they know that too. I am sure new protests are being organized.
Quote:But the bottom line is the deliberate unfeeling cruelty involved. NO creature should be subjected to cruelty for the sake of any ideal (except maybe volunteers for SAS selection!). That is the absolute base line.Okay, what is SAS selection?
You are so right. The hunters always make the claim that they are involved in population management. They prevent forest damage and prevent sickly stock and all kinds of other excuses. There is not a biologist in the bunch and they tend to kill the biggest and the best because they want trophies. What they do is the opposite of population management. They weaken herds and damage the woods while doing it.
Your deer are a good example of what happens when things are left alone. The herd has grown to the size the environment can handle. There is little damage to vegetation in the area. Often plants that deer eat come back up quite strong and healthy. Nature intended that certain plants would feed animals like deer and those plants do well for the deer pruning them.
The deer don't just come in with saws and cut things back drastically. They do a steady pruning that the plants can handle. When nature does it, there is balance.
When you line that up against the cruelty of hunting there is no comparison.
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Catherine
