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ArishMell · 70-79, M
No.
I neither need nor wish to, and do not support hunting wild animals purely for "sport" or trophies. That is a thoroughly out-dated "tradition" now seen widely as inexcusable. Un-licensed, unauthorised killing of almost all wild animal species is illegal here anyway - and you need a licence to own a gun.
I don't object to pest-control or culling, provided it's for genuine reasons and by skilled gamekeepers or marksmen.
I find the matter of shooting reared game-birds more difficult, and stay neutral on that.
Rearing cattle and poultry for food - fine. I am as omnivorous as Nature developed us but do want the animals to be kept and eventually killed, humanely. I am not a farmer but do appreciate living in a country with some of the most stringent animal-welfare and food-safety rules, and most efficient farms, in the world.
Deep-sea fishing (for food): I don't object to that as long it's sustainable. I still like fish and chips!
Whaling: NO, except for necessity but very, very few people now need to catch whales for food. Yes, whale-meat is edible but most whaling now is by one or two wealthy nations where whale-meat is popular but not necessary.
I neither need nor wish to, and do not support hunting wild animals purely for "sport" or trophies. That is a thoroughly out-dated "tradition" now seen widely as inexcusable. Un-licensed, unauthorised killing of almost all wild animal species is illegal here anyway - and you need a licence to own a gun.
I don't object to pest-control or culling, provided it's for genuine reasons and by skilled gamekeepers or marksmen.
I find the matter of shooting reared game-birds more difficult, and stay neutral on that.
Rearing cattle and poultry for food - fine. I am as omnivorous as Nature developed us but do want the animals to be kept and eventually killed, humanely. I am not a farmer but do appreciate living in a country with some of the most stringent animal-welfare and food-safety rules, and most efficient farms, in the world.
Deep-sea fishing (for food): I don't object to that as long it's sustainable. I still like fish and chips!
Whaling: NO, except for necessity but very, very few people now need to catch whales for food. Yes, whale-meat is edible but most whaling now is by one or two wealthy nations where whale-meat is popular but not necessary.
