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Originally Posted by Archaea
Other than fish, and indirectly through eating of flesh, I have not killed any animal, though I don't oppose hunting, I just was never very fortunate.
But the act of killing a pet which wasn't endangering you is mind boggling. We had a lizard that my staff accidentally killed by leaving a heat lamp on, and the loss of that life troubled me. Perhaps I'm but a wuss, but the harming of animals is something I am unable to comprehend. This may affect my manquotient, but so be it.
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Nothing wussy about it.
When I get to hell, there are going to be about 1200 potguts waiting for me, still angry that I killed them on the Wyoming prairie when I was 14 years old. Sure, the old rancher was going to poison them anyway, but I still feel bad about it.
I used to hunt a lot and enjoyed it, but hunting's different than just killing.