900 Chickens Beaten To Death

[in a mo]

I read with dismay the post regarding the Dog being set on fire this reminded me of a story I read last week regarding 900 chicken that were beaten to death with Golf clubs 3 teenagers have been charged ,this happened in America ,we are supposed to be civilised, these stories turn my stomach over how about you ,apologies if you are just sitting down for you meal.

[sandyRoe]

A rich man puts on a red coat, gets on a horse, and uses a pack of hounds to chase a fox until they catch it and tear it to pieces. The thugs mentioned in this, and the thread about the dog being burned, are much the same. There seems to be more cruelty to animals in the world than we'd like to acknowledge.

[Zeuhl]

good point sandy

i would ask another...

how many people go out with shotguns instead of golf clubs and wait for birds to be 'beaten' into the sky so they can blow holes in them?

i think 900 would be considered an average day's tally at a large Shoot

[Dee Sa]

It must vhave taken quite while to kill that many chickens whats wrong with teenagers todaygg

[chaptazbru2]

In my opinion, anyone who blasts at animals or birds with a gun in the name of SPORT is an out and out coward !!!

[Old_Geezer]

I don't think it is cowardice so much as a lack of empathy to the creatures they are abusing. There seems to be a belief by some that if we can condone being part of a food chain then that means we can do what we like to other animals and it doesn't matter. The idea of not causing unnecessary suffering, whether wild or food animals, doesn't seem to register. Other folks' minds are difficult to fathom. Trying to make head & tail of one's own is difficult enough.

[starone]

If I thought too deeply of what I am eating I know I would be a vegetarian, but I thoughtlessly eat lamb (lovely little lambs skipping about in the fields) and other meat without even thinking of how they get to my table.

[andy-hughes]

Old_Geezer - "I don't think it is cowardice so much as a lack of empathy to the creatures they are abusing. There seems to be a belief by some that if we can condone being part of a food chain then that means we can do what we like to other animals and it doesn't matter. The idea of not causing unnecessary suffering, whether wild or food animals, doesn't seem to register. Other folks' minds are difficult to fathom. Trying to make head & tail of one's own is difficult enough."

I'd agree.

The constant argument used by 'country folk' against 'townies' is that country folk view animals dispassionately. They are there for work, food or sport. They may have pets, but will have a very different relationship with them than urban pet-keepers do.

Fox hunters hunt because they enjoy the chase. If they kill a fox, which they see as vermin, so much the better, but more often than not they don't, and it's not a problem.

[chaptazbru2]

Of course it's cowardice. What chance does an animal or a bird have against guns - NONE !!

Stand by what I said 100%.