>>>But there's a big difference between hunting for food and making a fur coat for someone who is not nomadic and living on the range in Nunavut, Canada. <<< There's no difference as far as the animal is concerned. Either way, their life is taken.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT Deer Hunters Malone, I have to admit that I too was not happy reading the rant on hunters. I kind of sometimes feel like vegans/vegetarians and meat-eaters can be likened to Christians and Muslims. Both think they are right. Members of both can be very passionate about their beliefs without tolerating the beliefs of the other group, to the point where they get downright aggressive. I have seen here on this site in the past verbal attacks on people who eat meat in general; not anyone specific. It makes you afraid to say anything for fear of being judged. I am not a vegan and probably will never be. And I am still a good person, and committing no sin by eating meat. So I do not appreciate the verbal attacks and like you, think that this site is not an appropriate place to do such a thing. All it serves to do is alienate people, who as you said, are only trying to help their cats with FeLV. It makes me think of PETA, and the horrible things that some of their members do in the name of protecting animal rights, like throwing food on someone high profile in public to humiliate them because they are wearing a fur coat. Sad, sad, sad. I will never agree with the senseless killing of any animal, via hunting only for sport or to make fur coats. But there's a big difference between hunting for food and making a fur coat for someone who is not nomadic and living on the range in Nunavut, Canada. And people will never listen to an opposing viewpoint if they are being attacked; they only get defensive and shut down, so the battle is lost before it is even started really. I am really sorry about your brother-in-law, and sorry that you were offended by the post. It would have hurt and angered me too to read that had my brother-in-law died the same way. Thanks for speaking up, Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ----- Original Message ---- From: Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:57:02 PM Subject: Re: OT Deer Hunters How judgmental we can be! My family has hunted all my life-it is a food source that we value and are thankful for. By the way my brother-in-law died 2 years ago this deer season of a massive heart attack. He was making sure that there would be food on the table for his children that winter. Nice to know that you feel he deserved that because he killed a food source no different than a cat killing a mouse. _____ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48251/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhos ting/?p=PASSPORTPLUS> IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayers should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
