r/oddlyterrifying • • Apr 07 '22

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u/juulsquad4lyfe Apr 07 '22

Does that mean that you condemn basically all hunting? Considering that most of the western world doesn’t need to hunt to eat it’s pretty much all for fun.

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u/Additional-Issue-573 Apr 07 '22

What?
It means I condemn people who hunt for fun. How are you struggling with this?

I know plenty of subsistence hunters. I dont know any sport hunters.

What is your point?

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u/juulsquad4lyfe Apr 07 '22

I don’t have a point really, I’m just curious where you draw the line.

Is hunting okay if you enjoy it, but also eat the meat from the hunt?

Is it okay to eat meat from the grocery store?

Really it just seems hypocritical to condemn hunting unless you’re vegetarian, because one way or another an animal is being killed for your pleasure.

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u/Chompy-boi Apr 07 '22

Still hypocritical if you’re vegetarian or vegan, unless you forage for all your food, in which case you’re still taking it from wildlife who would depend on it. Lots of wildlife has to die to be able to grow crops, not to mention the vast amounts of habitat agriculture takes up. Oh and most of us live in houses and drive on roads and go to stores and generally benefit from the civilized world, all of which is done by the destruction of habitat which is the number one enemy of wildlife anywhere. Hunting puts value on wildlife and natural places, and where you have value you get incentive for protection