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Help[Opinions] I'm a very practical girl.
in reply to a message by beethoven
I realize in today's world it's convenient to live as a vegetarian...you head to your corner market where a wide variety of nutient-rich foods, grown in various climates 'round the world, awaits you. Keep in mind that, when not consuming animal flesh, one MUST have a HUGE variety of food available on a regular basis to get all the necessary amino acids required for proper health.
It's also very easy to live as a carnivore these days. You head to your corner market where bits and pieces are packaged up nicely for your convience, and you don't have to stop to think about that animal in it's natural habitat. No blood and gore. No plucking or gutting. No cleanup. Nothing to make you stop and think and to cause you to take personal responsibility for the death of that animal, the taking of that life. (I am not a vegetarian, by the way; I eat fish and poultry sparingly.)
Our early ancestors did not have these modern conveniences. They were nomadic peoples, following the herds, foraging and cultivating as they could. Food was limited to what grew in a particular area and season, availability entirely dependent on weather. Survival, particularly in winter, was dependent upon the hunt...and the best hunters were revered members of these early communities.
I do not consider hunting, for the sake of feeding one's family, a "violent" act. I respect the animals. I also respect that man is here on this planet too and must eat to survive. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who *does* consider hunting a violent act must also consider shopping at the meat counter to be every bit as violent.
Hunting is a valuable skill, and one which may be needed in future, should a major calamity, natural or man-made, deprive us of our modern conveniences. Should such a thing happen, very quickly, the skilled hunters among us again will become the revered of our society.
I have respect for those who head out in deer or bear or duck or turkey season to practice and hone those valuable skills (which incidentally are very similar to the skills required to defend one's family in an attack or combat situation), provided those hunters do so with respect. If you take an animal, feed your family with it. If it's more than your family can or wants to eat, have it dressed out and delivered to a needy family or to a soup kitchen. I definitely *do* consider hunting merely for sport, not making respectful use of the animals taken, to be an act of violence. This, however is not the image I get from the name, Hunter.
I hope I've answered your question. :)
It's also very easy to live as a carnivore these days. You head to your corner market where bits and pieces are packaged up nicely for your convience, and you don't have to stop to think about that animal in it's natural habitat. No blood and gore. No plucking or gutting. No cleanup. Nothing to make you stop and think and to cause you to take personal responsibility for the death of that animal, the taking of that life. (I am not a vegetarian, by the way; I eat fish and poultry sparingly.)
Our early ancestors did not have these modern conveniences. They were nomadic peoples, following the herds, foraging and cultivating as they could. Food was limited to what grew in a particular area and season, availability entirely dependent on weather. Survival, particularly in winter, was dependent upon the hunt...and the best hunters were revered members of these early communities.
I do not consider hunting, for the sake of feeding one's family, a "violent" act. I respect the animals. I also respect that man is here on this planet too and must eat to survive. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who *does* consider hunting a violent act must also consider shopping at the meat counter to be every bit as violent.
Hunting is a valuable skill, and one which may be needed in future, should a major calamity, natural or man-made, deprive us of our modern conveniences. Should such a thing happen, very quickly, the skilled hunters among us again will become the revered of our society.
I have respect for those who head out in deer or bear or duck or turkey season to practice and hone those valuable skills (which incidentally are very similar to the skills required to defend one's family in an attack or combat situation), provided those hunters do so with respect. If you take an animal, feed your family with it. If it's more than your family can or wants to eat, have it dressed out and delivered to a needy family or to a soup kitchen. I definitely *do* consider hunting merely for sport, not making respectful use of the animals taken, to be an act of violence. This, however is not the image I get from the name, Hunter.
I hope I've answered your question. :)
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