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| ▲ | rolph 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| guess what im an off grid bush retreat alaskan, and i hunt and hit and cull, all the time, but i dont brag about it, or posture that willingness to kill contributed to entry to a government organization. what many people call a useless dog, is actually the case of a useless person, with no skills at all regarding husbandry or behavior management. gloating, feeling powerful as a result of causing death or discomfort, yes those actually are the making of serial killers. |
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| ▲ | jacquesm 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It is. Until you start bragging about it. That changes the perspective completely. I've never heard a farmer or a vet brag about when they had to put down an animal. |
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| ▲ | wsatb 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > Putting useless or malicious animals down is merciful and common place Maybe that's part of the problem? You kill what you consider "useless" or "malicious". Noem killed a puppy. |
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| ▲ | kelnos 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Glad I don't live in a rural community then. Sounds like a heartless practice, if such a thing is common in communities like that. In a wooded mountain region I frequent (not sure if it's "rural" by colloquial terms, though the USPS classifies it that way), most people try to avoid dangerous wildlife. Killing them is a last resort, and represents a failure to respect nature. I don't get the "useless" bit. Why would you kill a "useless" animal? Just let it be. |
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| ▲ | rolph 8 hours ago | parent [-] | | we dont just kill anything that moves, but if your in the back country you better have a plan that will let you live, or else you roll up in a ball and hope its quick | | |
| ▲ | asdff 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | Usually there are quite a few "Hey bear"'s before you resort to blowing its brains out. | | |
| ▲ | rolph 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | making your presence well known ahead of time by being noisy can help, but it doesnt always, and thats when you can have a 3/4 ton animal suddenly bolting at you from thick bush in about 2 seconds, because its decided to lay in ambush to kill or wound you rather than give ground. and really the moose are a lot more likely than bears to go after you. more qualifiers as well such as with calf or cubs, hunting and predation engagement being interrupted ect. |
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| ▲ | asdff 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Killing a dog for acting like a dog is merciful? |
