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How much do you care about animals??
calrugerfan
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The dog getting hit thread reminded me of this. I was leaving my parents' house, heading home in my dually. It was the middle of the day. I saw a squirrel on the side of the road that had been hit. It had to have just been hit slightly before I passed it because it was still alive. Basically, the only thing it could do was flip its tail back and forth. I wanted to go back and put it out of its misery but there wasn't anywhere for me to turn around and the only way that I could have killed it was just run over it with my truck.
I felt bad the rest of the day thinking about him suffering there.
I felt bad the rest of the day thinking about him suffering there.
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I have stopped more than once to put a suffering creature out of its misery. Have run over a few turtles and squirrels that had been critically injured on the side of the road.
I went to some risk to go to the next exit, go east 4 miles in the 18 wheeler, and then come back headed west to put that deer out of its misery that I had hit in the big rig. That guy had smashed rear legs but no external bleeding, he would have suffered on the side of the road for a long time. I cut his throat with my Buck knife.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
I love all of God's creatures and can't stand to see one suffering.
I have stopped more than once to put a suffering creature out of its misery. Have run over a few turtles and squirrels that had been critically injured on the side of the road.
I went to some risk to go to the next exit, go east 4 miles in the 18 wheeler, and then come back headed west to put that deer out of its misery that I had hit in the big rig. That guy had smashed rear legs but no external bleeding, he would have suffered on the side of the road for a long time. I cut his throat with my Buck knife.
Good on ya.
I am turning into an old softy, too.
Not warm and fuzzy like BTDT[:D]....just a softy.
There were nine altogether. Some only days old and some a couple of weeks. Five survived.
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
say what you will,think what you want, but there is a lot of people out there i could dispatch of easier than an animal
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
I kind of get where you are coming from, but you have to remember, about one in six people have little or no empathy with their fellow human beings.
Mentally ill wildlife is rare, sociopaths aren't. I can understand some peoples empathy with injured animals and wildlife. I watched a guy (from around a hundred yards) pull out of a forest lane without stopping or even looking as far as I could tell. He got T-boned by a car doing around 40, both the young adults in the car went through the windshield, over the Mercedes, landed in the street and were pretty much cut to pieces. Just laying in the street with serious head trauma, bleeding from numerous deep cuts. When I stopped he was cussing and crying about his Mercedes and ignoring the kids in the street. He was bent over looking at the damage to his car. I walked up behind him and kicked him in the nuts as hard as I could. Animals are animals, people suck.
I love all of God's creatures and can't stand to see one suffering.
I have stopped more than once to put a suffering creature out of its misery. Have run over a few turtles and squirrels that had been critically injured on the side of the road.
I went to some risk to go to the next exit, go east 4 miles in the 18 wheeler, and then come back headed west to put that deer out of its misery that I had hit in the big rig. That guy had smashed rear legs but no external bleeding, he would have suffered on the side of the road for a long time. I cut his throat with my Buck knife.
+1
Always glad to read of another person who IMHO does what needs to be done! [^]
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
Reminds me of once when I stopped in the middle of the road with a turtle crossing in front of me. Many honking horns behind me, but the turtle made it!
GOOD for you! You know if you had pulled off to the side someone would have not lifted a pinky to avoid running it over.
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
i'm right there with you on this one
in addition i find it amusing how people openly accept the death of animals for advancement of man, {roads, buildings, cities,etc}, they become collateral damage on a daily basis
then on the other end of the spectrum, you have some that will give their own life to protect an animal habitat, but are all in for eminent domain of their fellow man
funny animals us humans
You might think a little more of the lives of animals if you fully understood they are just like us when it comes to wanting to be safe, fed and alive. I think if you could get inside their heads we'd see they are more like us then we realize.
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
Whenever there is a post about the humane and correct treatment of animals, it seems inevitable that it segues into an apples and oranges comparison with man's inhumanity to man.
While I certainly don't condone the latter, it is of no more importance, to me, than the former. [;)]
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
quote:Originally posted by Waco Waltz
You might think a little more of the lives of animals if you fully understood they are just like us when it comes to wanting to be safe, fed and alive. I think if you could get inside their heads we'd see they are more like us then we realize.
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
Whenever there is a post about the humane and correct treatment of animals, it seems inevitable that it segues into an apples and oranges comparison with man's inhumanity to man.
While I certainly don't conedone the latter, it is of no more importance, to me, than the former. [;)]
I don't believe it is Apples and Oranges, empathy is empathy, some have it, some don't.
The things that make me want to help a fellow human being and an injured animal are IMO, the same basic instinct.
Watched a guy build a fence across a centuries old game trail and then demand I shoot all the Deer for destroying his fence. Some people don't get it and never will. Empathy, get some.[:D]
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
say what you will,think what you want, but there is a lot of people out there i could dispatch of easier than an animal
You are right there.
quote:Originally posted by jwb267
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
say what you will,think what you want, but there is a lot of people out there i could dispatch of easier than an animal
You are right there.
+1
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
say what you will,think what you want, but there is a lot of people out there i could dispatch of easier than an animal
[^][;)]
That's a long list right there!!!![;)]
so you have a liking for charles mansion, ted bundy,Jeffrey Dahmer
David Berkowitz and the list goes on.
i would much rather place a fricken rat before these so called humans
Do they not yelp when hurt? Do they not bleed red? Without any qualification I could easily slit the throat of anyone getting pleasure out of torturing an animal. Extreme? Maybe. I just figure they would do it to a person if they could get away with it.
[:(!]
All my dogs and horses are spoiled rotten.
I stopped next to a Po Po shooting radar to help a turtle across the road,bout got drawn down on.
Saved a puppy in traffic etc.
When it comes to hogs........I love just killing them any way I can [:X]
Sometimes I gut shoot them so they will run off and die elsewhere,
like the nasty old boars.
Whatever the reason for killing an animal is, it should be be quick and humane.
Glad your dogs and horses are well cared for, but you need to work on the other stuff! [;)]
All my dogs and horses are spoiled rotten.
I stopped next to a Po Po shooting radar to help a turtle across the road,bout got drawn down on.
Saved a puppy in traffic etc.
When it comes to hogs........I love just killing them any way I can [:X]
Sometimes I gut shoot them so they will run off and die elsewhere,
like the nasty old boars.
When you see hogs chasing,killing and eating a baby fawn...you will feel the same.
They eat anything.
+1
And by the way, that new rifle is sexier'n hell.
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
+1
You'll walk a long way before you find an animal that will lie to you for personal gain.
Do they not yelp when hurt? Do they not bleed red? Without any qualification I could easily slit the throat of anyone getting pleasure out of torturing an animal. Extreme? Maybe. I just figure they would do it to a person if they could get away with it.
[:(!]
Several species of animals are deceptive for personal gain. Most animals are incapable of producing a sound that could be comparable with "yelping". Some animals do not have red blood, such as the horseshoe crab, which has blue blood. Your comment on killing someone who tortures an animal indicates that you would kill a person if you could get away with it, but is thinly veiled as a protective service to other people. If you would help an animal (which I admit you didn't claim that you would), would you also help a person who is suffering? Even if they didn't 'deserve' it?
quote:Originally posted by gesshots
quote:Originally posted by Waco Waltz
You might think a little more of the lives of animals if you fully understood they are just like us when it comes to wanting to be safe, fed and alive. I think if you could get inside their heads we'd see they are more like us then we realize.
quote:Originally posted by bhale187
I hate to see any animal suffer, but I don't care so much for any animal to think it's life has value remotely close to that of human life.
It amazes me to see folks get more worked up about an animal getting abused than they would about a person being attacked, raped, etc.
Whenever there is a post about the humane and correct treatment of animals, it seems inevitable that it segues into an apples and oranges comparison with man's inhumanity to man.
While I certainly don't conedone the latter, it is of no more importance, to me, than the former. [;)]
I don't believe it is Apples and Oranges, empathy is empathy, some have it, some don't.The things that make me want to help a fellow human being and an injured animal are IMO, the same basic instinct.
Watched a guy build a fence across a centuries old game trail and then demand I shoot all the Deer for destroying his fence. Some people don't get it and never will. Empathy, get some.[:D]
That is it in a nutshell.