It all started out with this article: Thousands of camels culled in the Northern Territory - Australian GeographicThere was a whole bunch of people commenting about how cruel it was and how it was a "Damn disgrace".. I decided to jump right on in there with this:
Then I got called an names for supporting animal cruelty
Since then the discussion has died down - but I'm still fired up. What are your views on this
This one was a doozy
Just to clear some stuff up - that article for one is ridiculously biased. These Camels are wild animals, meaning they've probably never had any human contact before. Could you imagine the stress it would cause them to be 'humanely' wrangled, tossed onto a big truck, shipped off to an abattoir and forced down a raceway to their 'humane' death, all the while being able to smell the blood and hear the distress of the camels in front of them? And who is he to say that they were wasted? Their carcasses are being returned to the Australian environment. Those carcasses would serve as food for so many animals! I think he's just cranky cause he didn't make any profit out of exploiting them. Australia has the worst extinction record on the planet because of introduced species. While it is sad that these animals have to be killed through no fault of their own, people should understand that it's got to be done to preserve what we've got left.
Then I got called an names for supporting animal cruelty
Since then the discussion has died down - but I'm still fired up. What are your views on this
This one was a doozy
I agree with the station owner, it's cruel! If it was whales or dogs and cats there would be an uproar!
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