07-30-2017, 08:48 PM
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Originally posted by MarkD
"Drew admits that it’s hard, year after year, tramping into the bush in freezing weather at night, risking arrest, and having little to show for it. Drew says 'lots of (kangaroo protectors) are still suffering PTSD from seeing (a particularly bloody cull)'....”
Do not doubt that these feelings are similar to what we will see from Hawaii’s feral cat protectors, should culling programs ramp up. Are we to regard this as rational behavior? I don’t think so.
It's about as rational as most human activity. She provides her reasoning. Ascribing hopes and dreams to a kangaroo may not appear rational to you, but there's no reason not to think they're not sentient, have feelings, etc. Same as with cats. The greater issue is that you have to factor they way people who are _____ fanciers think about animals (fill in the blank with whatever animal under consideration). The same applies to cats, dogs, horses, etc. Why did people go to the trouble to move wild burros from Hawaii to the mainland instead of just shooting them? Because some people care about equines. Why do some people become almost murderously enraged when a dog is shot?
You have to consider the way others think about these animals. Why? Because we live in a liberal democracy, and when it comes to something YOU hold dear, why should anyone who does care give a $**& about it? We consider other people's feelings because we want the same consideration when it's our turn.