More ranting

I have had just about enough of this shit.



Firstly, killing animals is a perfectly natural part of existing on this planet. Birds, reptiles, mammals, fish, insects... WE ALL DO IT.


Equally, I think we have a responsibility to look after the planet and preserve the environment where we can. Protecting endangered species, regulating development and controlling pests are important ways to protect our childrens' inheritance. As guests on the earth for only a half dozen or so short decades, we should all feel responsible to try and leave the place in decent condition rather than use and abuse it and check-out leaving it in a filthy mess. That just shows no respect for our fellow man.

This does not mean that no living creature should ever die of other than natural causes. That is rediculous.

Needless cruelty to animals is one thing- a terrible terrible thing that people should avoid and prevent because we are beings with high intellegence, compassion and alternative means. Clawing something to death for food is luckily something we can all avoid. The profitable but disgracefully drawn out plight of our sheep in live exports, of chooks in our batteries, is all preventable and should be. An aversion to suffering should be part of every person's moral code.

But frankly I am utterly sick of the moanings and outrages of groups like PETA, and whoever the other useless celebrities are favouring at the minute, over issues they don't understand such as mulesing. Nor can I stand them trumpeting as absolute moral truth that no animal should die for use by humans when in fact it is merely their twisted opinion - that death is somehow unnatural? To them I say FUCK OFF. I am sick of people tip-toeing around them, embarrassed and apologetic for their hamburger or leather shoes or what-have-you. I'd like to see someone protesting against some of PETAs lame-brained notions and outrageous claims once in a while.

I eat animals, I'd kill one if it attacked me and threatened my life, I support the humane culling of pests who are endangering other people and skin can make a damn fine pair of shoes.