so when i got back from my trip, which ill blog about tomorrow i hope, i found out 2 of my friends got into bb guns. they go into the woods and use birds as targets.
my stand has always been that hunting is ok if theres a purpose. in this case, the birds are anoying, so they shoot them. i guess thats a purpose, but i dont think thats good enough. there doing nothin with these birds they kill except feed them to the forest. i honistaly think thats just reaffirming my beliefs.
now that being said, i also believe that its their property, and i shouldent tell them what they can or cant do, so i said nothing.
wow is that really all i had to say? lame haha
btw guys, im going to the theropist today so maybe ill blog bout that too if anything good comes up haha
Peace!
And So It Goes (2014)
9 years ago
2 comments:
Most song and migratory birds are protected by law, as are many others...shooting anything for fun is wrong in my opinion, on your land or not. For food, OK. In VA, hunting is the only way to control the overwhelming population of whitetail deer, so go for it, less to jump out in front of my car. But pointless shooting of birds (I mean, come on, how "annoying" can they be "out in the woods"?)
You're probably right to not say anything directly, but if they're breaking the law (which it sounds like they are), an anonymous call to the game warden can help protect a lot of innocent animals.
Peace <3
Jay
That is SO sad, and pathetic, really-- shooting defenseless animals or birds for some lame excuse of a reason is BEYOND the pale, and says some awful things about your friends, Peter... Anyone with no empathy for living things cannot be trusted as a friend, in my opinion- something is desperately wrong with their thinking!
I would have told them that their idea was cruel and not shrink from a confrontation or pretend that it's none of your business... It IS, in so many ways, including the fact that you involved yourself in an illegal act... shooting songbirds where you live is illegal. But the ethical and moral issues around this loom so much larger, the illegality is the lesser part.
You really need to choose your friends more carefully, kid. luv, tman<3
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