It does not matter whether the marksman enjoys his job or not, as long as the job is doen swiftly , thats what matters.

I was going to answer your post DD , but Rips has said everything I wouLD have , so no need to say it again.

LOL we dont even have any large predators in this country and with such an abundance of the rabbits and rodents that everyone keeps talking about im pretty sure theres more than enough to feed the few small predator species we do have left! so your point makes no sense ....also in the US theres a fair few states who dont want large predators like wolves even tho these states are sparsley populated with humans and theres still vast wilderness left.....because they are greedy and ignorant!

lmao and you always jump in to defend the hunter dosent matter if its about an endangered species or not

and im right about you being in favour of the proposed badger cull arnt i

I am!!

I asked a question earlier , but seems no one wants to answer it.

Are you a vegetarian??

I am not a vegetarian (I was for 12 years).

I eat meat that has been killed locally from our farmer and the local farm shop which displays the slaughter house number.

I do not equate killing badgers, deer, rabbits, foxes etc with killing for food.

I used to think that it was none of my business what the acy of killing did to the human involved---not my responsibility if they enjoyed it. To an extent I still do think this. There is karma in this life and in future lives and it will rebound on them. However if we lose compassion and caring for animals it is a small step to losing it for humans in certain situations.

The tea party in the US is huge in the hunting areas where life generally is cheaper. The stuff some of them spout is REALLY frightening. It is a knock on from lack of respect for life generally.

rune

how patronising just because DD has compassion and feels empathy for all animals, unlike some, dosent mean she dosent understand wildlife at all! ..the wildlife rescue where DD assists understand all about conservation and the environment!

of course deer need to be controlled in some areas , but if an animal has been injured or abandoned it takes a pretty heartless person to turn a blind eye to its suffering ..

yes i am why???

Just to see if your convictions ran deeper than a soap box attitude to killing animals.

Its funny how so many shout about allowing all animals to live , yet are quiet happy to eat meat, and dairy produce

Now who's beign patronising and judgmental..

You have a very warped sense of what others feel about land management and the country side

Because one is for control of species, they MUST be heartless and have no love for wildlife

Why do you assume others lack compassion, because they dont agree with you.

I see you pick and chose which animals are OK to be killed and which are not,

If its for your dinner table its OK, if its land management or pest control, its not!!

think youve mis-read my post! so i'll quote the relevant part ....of course deer need to be controlled in some areas , but if an animal has been injured or abandoned it takes a pretty heartless person to turn a blind eye to its suffering ..
...but anyway i find it hard to believe that people who class some of our key wildlife species as 'vermin' can be big wildlife lovers.. to pick and choose which species to love really is poor conservation.....someone on here even classes badgers as vermin

and by the way i dont think being a vegetarian or not has any relevance on how people feel about wildlife...i have meat eating friends and family who are just as sickened as i am about trophy hunting!