What do you think about who makes violence on the animals?

Originally Posted by Imbecille

I think that they're beasts, it's not possible to make violence on innocent creatures.

have u do this or why ask u?

[Big_Willie]

I hate those people too, the same amount of pain should be inflicted on them too. Eye for an eye motherf*cker. You blew off a cat's leg? Let's chop off yours too, and see how funny that is...

Hunting - I'm against it, though not totally. If you eat what you kill, then it can be okay but only if you don't kill members of endangered species.
Medical research - until we come up with a better way to test stuff we can't do anything else. But I think there are more than enough desperate sick people who would be willing to undergo these tests. It would speed up the process and we wouldn't hurt innocent animals. But there's an other thing too. These animals are bred especially for research purposes, so I guess it's okay to experiment on them but the researchers should try to minimalize their suffering anyway. I mean, it's the same thing with those animals that are killed to feed us.
That's why I wish we had some of the technology from Star Trek, we could create food using only energy and do research using only advanced computer technology.

[sesame]

I think, deforestation is the bigger problem here.

Taking away the breeding grounds of tigers, elephants, rhinos, impalas, beers, wild-dogs... and so on, has pushed many species to the brink of extinction. The Govts. try to divert public attention from this land usurping programme and direct it to smaller problems like hunting and poaching.

Although poaching and senseless hunting for "SPORT" has lead to the extinction of many species of animals. Lets take the Tasmanian tigers (totally extinct), snow leopards(nearly extinct), Royal Bengal Tigers (very few living), Lions of Gujarat, W. African Black Rhino(very few left)... so on. Killing for manly sport has totally wiped out those fabulous Tasmanian tigers from the face of this planet. How sporting is that? You may find a few of their skins and stuffed bodies in private collection of hunters and museums, but not a single one alive.

Sadly all the images below belong to species that are either extinct or very nearly so. The African Wild dogs (they look like hyenas), the Australian Dingos(another wild dog), the snow leopard (white leopard), the famous Tasmanian tigers (those famished looking striped wolfish animals! Pity! ), Dodo(Birds that lived in Mauritius in the 1650s, people hunted every single one, eggs and all!).

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

Killing for manly sport has totally wiped out those fabulous Tasmanian tigers from the face of this planet. How sporting is that? You may find a few of their skins and stuffed bodies in private collection of hunters and museums, but not a single one alive.

You are not completely correct on this, Sesame. Tasmanian tigers were killed because they were considered dangerous to the sheep herds of Tasmania. I'm sure some were killed for the "sport" but mainly it was because they of the threat, real or not, to the sheep.

Recently scientists have discovered evidence that there may still be some Tasmanian tigers alive. It doesn't necessarily mean that there are enough for a sustainable population.

[Rachel]

Regulated sport hunting has never contributed to any animals going extinct. More so, my license dollars go to many programs that benefit all wildlife. Huge tracts of land are bought with license dollars. Management programs have boosted herd levels. Reintroduction of wild turkeys in my State has been a huge success. Unfortunately the term "hunter" is often misused. The correct word for those who break game laws is poacher. I also do not like to be lumped in with those who kill whales, club seals etc.

[sesame]

Originally Posted by ila

You are not completely correct on this, Sesame. Tasmanian tigers were killed because they were considered dangerous to the sheep herds of Tasmania. I'm sure some were killed for the "sport" but mainly it was because they of the threat, real or not, to the sheep.

Recently scientists have discovered evidence that there may still be some Tasmanian tigers alive. It doesn't necessarily mean that there are enough for a sustainable population.

Ila dear, you are full of bull... I mean, humour! If the scientists have "unearthed" evidence of living "thylacines" or Tasmanian Tigers, why dont they present some Live specimen in front of the world? Why are all the photographs of Thylacines in Black and White? Its simply because they killed the last one in 1936. Widespread hunting of the hapless aniwent on from the 1850s to 1936. There used to be huge Hunting parties back then. Scores of corpses of the poor beasts were hung upside down and their proud hunters took memento photos to remember the Grand occasion.

You may see some stuffed animals, some early photos and "artwork" on the Tasmanian Tigers below. Can you show me a current photo of that species, Ila?

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

You may see some stuffed animals, some early photos and "artwork" on the Tasmanian Tigers below. Can you show me a current photo of that species, Ila?

Originally Posted by ila

Recently scientists have discovered evidence that there may still be some Tasmanian tigers alive.

Sesame, you should learn to read. I never said that there are any current pictures. I said there is evidence that there may be Tasmanian tigers still alive. I watch National Geographic and Animal Planet. There have been shows in which scientists said they have found evidence that the tigers may still be alive. This doesn't necessarily mean that there are any left alive, however there may be.

[Rachel]

They may have found tracks or droppings indicating animals in the area. Doesnt mean you will ever see one. Most of these critters are Masters of evasion and can live right under your nose without ever being seen. And back in the 1800s there was "market hunting" no bag limits no size limits no laws. Modern sportsman lobbied for game laws to protect and conserve wildlife through seasons and bag limits and licensing. There is more wildlife in North America now then in the past 200 years.