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<blockquote data-quote="Humble Village Farmer" data-source="post: 7103467" data-attributes="member: 142541"><p>Humans have evolved as hunters just like dogs and wolves. It's very difficult to switch off an instinct. And no, being caught by a larger hungry animal can't be much fun but is what happens naturally. A fox being caught by a pack of hounds isn't that different to an impala feeding a pack of African hunting dogs. Those of us involved with livestock have an understanding of these natural events even if we don't like some of them, (fox taking lamb, bad; terrier catching rat, good).</p><p></p><p> It's the divorce of food production from normal suburban life that causes everyone so many problems. Animals become lovely furry humanoid accessories which mustn't be harmed for fear of upsetting someone who doesn't know the difference between grass and green wheat, but happily buys something shrink wrapped from the meat aisle in the supermarket without a second's thought as to how that was treated or where it even came from.</p><p></p><p>So I don't think humans hunting for pleasure or animals suffering in the wild are particularly relevant to this discussion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Humble Village Farmer, post: 7103467, member: 142541"] Humans have evolved as hunters just like dogs and wolves. It's very difficult to switch off an instinct. And no, being caught by a larger hungry animal can't be much fun but is what happens naturally. A fox being caught by a pack of hounds isn't that different to an impala feeding a pack of African hunting dogs. Those of us involved with livestock have an understanding of these natural events even if we don't like some of them, (fox taking lamb, bad; terrier catching rat, good). It's the divorce of food production from normal suburban life that causes everyone so many problems. Animals become lovely furry humanoid accessories which mustn't be harmed for fear of upsetting someone who doesn't know the difference between grass and green wheat, but happily buys something shrink wrapped from the meat aisle in the supermarket without a second's thought as to how that was treated or where it even came from. So I don't think humans hunting for pleasure or animals suffering in the wild are particularly relevant to this discussion. [/QUOTE]
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