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In reply to the discussion: Why is hunting given a pass? [View all]Kaleva
(36,312 posts)74. Why are kids on a farm who butcher animals given a pass?
I beheaded and dressed out many a chicken when I was young and helped my Dad when it came time to butcher a steer.
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If that was the reality for your Dad then he simply did what he needed to do...
The Road Runner
Jun 2014
#59
Because hunting is a necessity for some, it can be seen as classist to disparage it.
Brickbat
Jun 2014
#60
What message do we send when children sustain themselves on the flesh of the murdered?
Kurska
Jun 2014
#27
It's not the hunting I find repugnant, it's the pleasure taken in killing.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2014
#23
How do they torture the animal during the process of hunting in your area? and what specifically
statementofgoods
Jun 2014
#69
Your step brother sounds like a psychopath , I don't know how you equate that with hunting
statementofgoods
Jun 2014
#76