Transkitty wrote:heterochromia wrote:mr.robot wrote:ok so without jumping into the current debate bc i cba
wolves are ok
all animals are ok
overpopulation of animals is not ok
hunting wolves to control the population is ok, and id love to hunt one myself
i also want a wolf pelt + skull but will probably never own one
also i dont appreciate wolves walking into neighbours n killing dogs (of which there are videos)
and i dont appreciate them slaughtering livestock (doesnt happen often but when it does, hot damn)
im so lucky theyre extinct in my country
Wolves need to hunt in order to survive. Every species on this Earth wants to survive and reproduce to flourish. As humans, we are arguably the most intelligent species on Earth, and since we are, it is our responsibility to maintain the Earth and the creatures that share it with us. Wolves that slaughter livestock are probably desperate for food if they're willing to go into man-made areas for a meal. Wolves are not capable of going to a grocery store to pick up frozen meat, they must hunt every single meal they ever eat. Unlike wolves, humans in first world countries (wolves mainly live in first world countries) never (or extremely rarely) are forced into a situation where they must hunt to continue to survive, or they will starve. We have the privilege to be able to acquire a diverse supply of foods, and have preferences and choices of what we eat. This is a privilege that can easily be taken for granted. Since we have this choice, people are able to choose between slaughtering animals for meat, or consuming a diet avoiding harming animals by eating plant-based foods. Humans that do choose to consume meat have to get that meat from somewhere, which is normally from large meat industries. In smaller farms, where livestock roam and are able to be targeted by wolves, the livestock will be slaughtered no matter by man or wolf. The difference is that man has a choice, while wolf is simply trying to survive. Humans shouldn't be victimized if a wolf gets to their livestock because they are much more of a predator to the livestock than the wolves ever were.
Except wolves have been known to slaughter entire herds of livestock for no reason. Seriously, google surplus killing in wolves.
Livestock are often the livelihood of these smaller farms. It's their main source of income, and is how those people feed their family. Of course they're going to suffer if wolves take that cattle, since it's not even remotely the same as the farmer selling that animal to a slaughterhouse. The farmers that raise these animals are also only trying to survive.
One cow is worth thousands of dollars between her offspring, milk and meat. I don't think farmers should have to just suck it up when a predator comes in and kills them.
I did go ahead and google surplus killing because I have never heard of it, and most of the pages say it is extremely rare, and I only found one account of wolves surplus killing. Some people think that it is a natural instinct sort of to balance out the ecosystem, some think that they just kill and go back for it late, but there isn't really a definite explanation. It still doesn't validate what humans do nonetheless, these are wolves, and in the one case accounted, the carcasses were eventually consumed.
I can't control what jobs people choose, and by becoming a farmer, they must understand that risk. I don't see humans as the superior species, I believe we are all equal. Viewing livestock as nothing more than profitable items isn't fair to the cattle, but that is just my opinion. They didn't choose to be born into slavery and killed young, but the owner of the farm chose to become a farmer. Farmers are adherent to the belief animals are property and humans are superior, and by being a farmer, their job is to raise livestock for profit. If they fail to protect their livestock, then they are failing their job, that they chose. If they wanted, they could've chose a different job that didn't require the killing of sentient beings and the risk of that being stolen.
Most slaughterhouses breed their livestock anyhow, I don't know any that buy from farmers.
Just like any animal hunting to keep population down is necessary but there have been times when they were overhunted (America especially) because of a price on their head. Anyhow spectacular animals! Love them (:
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