How is it hypocritical? I am an animal, and a omnivore at that... in the animal kingdom, the lion eats the gazelle... this is the same as me eating the hog, or the deer, or the duck.
You are taking my words and skewing them in your ignorance... Of course the bird might have wanted to live... but so did the fish that bird ate, or the little fish the big fish ate... this is why humans cannot persist, they have gotten out of the TRUE world, the true world is kill or be killed, but the killing is all out of necessity and is raw.
You see, the difference is I kill and skin the animals I use for food, pelts, and more often than not cool tools like knife handles from the antlers of deer. I don't go to the grocery store like you and pick out some of that fine angus beef that has already been prepped for your human delight, pumped full of "nutritious crap" as well.
So yes, I do love the worlds animals, I take what I need from them, nothing more, nothing less... and in return I tell their story to all who will listen, I thank them sincerely and to my mother Earth and my own heart, what I do is NATURAL, it is necessary and natural.
As for domesticated animals, they are HAPPY with their human companion, I cannot change what was done to make them domesticated, but I can at least make them happy by offering all the love, protection, and necessities they need, and they absolutely love me for it.
You're right Steve, some people, such as
smppro, are so ignorant and blind they don't care nor will they ever completely understand what it means to be human, to be an animal... they're so used to their cars and computers and TV's with TIVO, their credit cards and gas bills... sure I know of all these things too, but at least I have taken the time to step away from them and discover my world and how I am really to fit into this world.
For all of those who are ignorant (and don't take that word as a bad thing, I am ignorant in many facets of life), I suggest these items to you:
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Anything you can find on Richard "Dick" Proenneke
And most
importantly, if you read nothing of those two above, read this short speech by Chief Seattle of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes.
http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/chiefsea.html
