How can people think hunting is wrong?

People don't like hunting because we don't want to take a life. I eat mass produced meat all the time, but at least I've never murdered anything. At least the slaughterhouse animals never had a chance. It's one thing if the animal is minding it's own business in it's home in the wild. It's completely different if the entire purpose of it's life is to give me food. animals don't soul-search, btw. They live in the moment and accept reality as it's presented to them. Cows on slaughter farms to not long for a better life.

I'm all for hunting if it's for one of two things; Food, and The population control of feral and invasive animals .Where I live that includes Deer, Rabbits/Hares, Goats, Wild Pigs, Water Buffalo, Camel, and many others (foxes, feral cats, feral dogs, cane toads, so much more).

Many people weren’t raised as you were, among family who hunt, learning the philosophy of respecting animals as food sources, using it to feed the family, and field dressing it responsibly, keeping the area restored to what it was prior.

Why would you put a bullet in an animal when there is absolutely no need to? You're right about it being LESS cruel than the meat industry, but it's still cruel and (unless your survival depends on it and there are no other food sources) it's completely unnecessary.

Now I have a question for you you know that there are now able to grow beef in a vat so that there's no animal that's living involved it's just a big vat full of beef tissue and they're making hamburger out of it do you have any objections to eating that

Hunters and fishermen have put more resources into saving endangered species and saving wild life than ANY other group of people. Look up that stats and offer that information next time you see a lip curling.

Anyone who is against killing or eating animals is going to think that hunting is wrong. Many vegans and some vegetarians believe that, as it is not necessary to kill animals for food, they shouldn't be killed for food.

Also, "hunting" implies killing animals for pleasure - actaully enjoying causing the death of another animal. In the UK game is hunted for food but historically many animals have been hunted as a "sport" (for fun) - foxes, badgers, rats and many birds. In other countries all kinds of animals - elephants, tigers etc. have been hunted for sport.

When an animal is hunted for food it then has to be butchered. This is something most people would find grusome, something they could not do themselves. This could well be why people "curl their lip and wince", same as they would if you told them your father was an undertaker.

I'd be interested to know of what experiences you personally have of animal husbandry and slaughter houses as it certainly contradicts mine. I have certainly heard tales of dead animals being found in snares set by hunters, baby animals dying because their parents have been killed and animals who "get away" after being shot and seriously injured, eventually to die in agony.

Your father may well be a highly-skilled, experienced hunter. Many "hunters" are not. They see animals as a source of fun. He may be able to kill all of the animals he hunts quickly and humanely, he may "respect" and care about animals but many "hunters" do not.

"Anti-inflammatory" is a very odd term to use to describe people and I don't know what you mean by it but many people support hunting. Personally, it's not something I am especially against in some circumstances. I certainly do not consider it in any way generally better (from the animal's point of view) than conventional ways of obtaining food.

@ ckng..... so what? What about hunting that's not legal? Or that requires no "license"? What about animals that can be freely hunted by anyone at any time? I've had venison in my freezer and now have pheasant breasts there that the results of hunting done with no licence! A friend tells me that pheasants are so plentiful that they are simply being shot and thrown away. Taking the dog for my favourite walk is difficult because several pheasant bodies have been dumped (minus the breasts) at the side of the path. I'm certainly not anti-hunting but the idea that it compares favourably with "conventional" methods of rearing and killing food is not something I accept.

In plentiful Western countries it is seen as unnecessarily and hence the killing of any animal be it for food and especially for sport is seen as an evil thing by most veg*ns.

hunting and poaching is the main reason animals go endangered or extinct how ever I do agree slaughtering is disgusting.

People that are anti-Inflammatory need to cool it.