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On "The Wild"

Animal Person

The next argument is usually something along the lines of: But animals in the wild might starve to death, and get injured, maimed or killed by predators! And before any hunter can blurt out "Have you ever seen a deer die of starvation in the woods? Yes, that's true. It's not pretty. They are looking for healthy, large ones.

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On Compassionate Bullets

Animal Person

Or to get struck by an automobile, die slowly, of failing internal organs, and be unfit for human consumption." Let's deconstruct: What we have here is the myth that killing animals in the wild and then eating them is somehow a compassionate act. There's a lot going on in the above three sentences.

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