Have you ever lived in a rural community?

Putting useless or malicious animals down is merciful and common place and definitely not the making of serial killers.

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

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asdff 8 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 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Killing a dog for acting like a dog is merciful?