The reflection story I choose is called Why I Hunt: A Predators Meditation by Rick Bass. The short story tells of Bass’s love of hunting for both elk and deer. However, the significance of the story goes far beyond merely killing an animal for its meat, as it tells mostly of the emotional struggle he feels as a hunter. Bass acknowledges the fact that he is a predator but wonders if his insatiable need for meat will somehow affect him in a later life. He questions whether or not he will have to pay for all of the innocent animals’ deaths that he has caused.
I agree with carter in that without a language animals are unable to form thought and reason, and thereby have no realization of there existence. I also believe in the eating of meat because of natural order, I believe that, because we are a superior race we possess the right to eat weaker animals to survive, just as the wolf eats the rabbit because the rabbit is the wolves natural prey. Although vegetarians may argue that because we are able to reason and discern that another organism is feeling pain, unlike the wolf, we have an obligation to our prey to not cause them pain. But I believe that while we may cause pain to another animal, it is the natural order, animals that are born as prey are preyed upon, whether or not they are born on a farm or in the wilderness doesn't change the fact that they are still able to satisfy a predators needs. Rachels and other vegetarians claim that
It shrunk the disappearance of national land being the source of national individualism and democracy. As well as sparking conservationism, Roosevelt cared for the protection of consumers. In 1906 he backed a measure that aided corporations and consumers. Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, stirred Americans perception of the meat industry. It disturbed all citizens, as well as Roosevelt.
Virginia DeJohn Anderson, “King Philip’s Herds: Indians, Colonists and the Problem of livestock in Early New England” In this article Ms. Anderson talks about how livestock (mostly swine) played a critical role toward King Philip’s War of 1675-76. How hostilities, settlers free ranging livestock wandered into native villages and affected them and how the Indians responded to theses encroachments. English colonist imported thousands of cattle, swine, sheep, and horses because they considered livestock essential to their survival. But the animals caused problems to subsistence practices, land use, property rights and political authority. Indians did not want to own domestic animals since livestock husbandry did not fit easily with native practices, the adoption of livestock would alter women’s lives by affecting the traditional division of labor since women were mainly responsible of agriculture production.
The advantages are for the other countries that get food from our horses they get a cheap kind of meat. We keep the money from the horses. The Disadvantages are we kill our horses instead of theirs for meat, and people would go out and find the horses that are in the worst shape and use them. Horse meat should not be here because horse isn’t a food animal here in the United States. (Olsson) If horse isn’t a food animal here why do we kill our horses for meat.
The close proximity to land is a major threat to the harp seals, because they are closer to both natural predators and human commercial hunters. In efforts to protect the seals the Canadian Government has reconsidered laws currently placed on commercial hunting. Gabel’s article suggests the complete shutdown of commercial hunting. This change would have a major impact on the lively hood of commercial hunters. In order to counter balance the extinction of the harp seal pelt
People began to believe that hunters were only killing to "stuff a trophy" or "get a wall hanger" (Taking aim). The Sampson Law Some people think that those who poach have their own rights because the game is on their property or they are in need. In some cases this is true, but only to a certain extent. They state that if the person who owns the property stocks the lake or creek, or has problems with excessive game animals on his or her property, then this will fall into play. Even then they have to apply for special tags to take the
In 1914 the United States Congress approved the funding to destroy wolves. Many of the Government bounty hunters decided to help farmers to protect there livestock from the destructive creatures, and ever since there has been a chain reaction in the environment from coyote populations increasing to specific types of vegetation on the edge of extinction . we should bring back the Mexican wolf for a few reasons. Like the affect of the absents of the Mexican wolf for over sixty years. The Mexican wolf has been missing from landscape for over sixty years.
Many of the violent acts done to the citizens in Darfur can be considered genocide by its definition under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. This was also proven when looking at the fact the Sudanese government has attacked its citizens in the past. The attacks in the past happened mostly in the Southern parts of Sudan. However like what happened in Darfur the genocide started due to disputes between Herders of Arab ethnic origin and non Arab farmers. It is also clear that genocide happened when comparing what happened in the Rwandan Genocide with the Genocide in Darfur.
Many people assume self-defense is protecting one’s self from loose criminals and aggressors, but self-defense is not merely about people. Ranchers protect their livestock every day from coyotes and other wildlife with their rifles. Mountain men protect their homes from bears with their firearms. Of course, there will always been a need for an individual too protect themselves from another, but that is not the only thing firearms are good for. If the new gun laws don’t allow for individuals to carry a firearm for protection then criminals will kill innocent families, coyotes will kill innocent cattle and the big bad wolf is going to go eat Mary’s little