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It's Australia mate. They don't have much in the way of gun ownership. Once a group of children were massacred there, see the 1996 Port Author massacre for refe

It's Australia mate. They don't have much in the way of gun ownership. Once a group of children were massacred there, see the 1996 Port Author massacre for reference, they collectively decided that gun control was needed. I doubt it would even occur to most Australians to kill anything with a firearm. Your reaction freaks me out actually.

aftbit 10y ago
Would you have felt more comfortable if he had just said "euthanize?" I've never really understood the aversion to particular methods of killing felt by some people. Dead is dead. As long as something doesn't cause undue suffering, does it really make a difference if you shoot, stab, or gas the tortoise?
- rabboRubble 10y ago
  You tell me how you would like to die, a lethal dose of morphine delivered by a medical professional or being shot/stabbed by a wannabe gunslinger? Furthermore, getting shot is not a guarantee of death. The poor turtle could have been badly burned AND shot and still not dead. So yes, still freaked out by that comment.
  - cmdrfred 10y ago
    A shotgun at close range would turn a turtle into pink mist. I'd go for the shotgun. (Source: grew up in the country)
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Puts 10y ago
> Your reaction freaks me out actually. This is kind of an odd reaction. In most countries hunting is a way to control animal population and prevent the spread of diseases amongst certain populations. I also live in a country where arms are heavily regulated, but you can still call some form of animal protections services who will take care of the animal and even kill it if deemed necessary.
- ljw1001 10y ago
  Um. I'm not entirely against hunting, but first came the hunting; then the animal-control justification for it. You could argue that it might be wiser to let nature take its course, but hunting is popular and game is delicious.
- mikestew 10y ago
  In most countries hunting is a way to control animal population After hunting, in a dictionary definition of irony, killed off all the natural predators of the animals that need "control". So I don't think parent was an odd reaction in light of "we created a problem by killing animals, so the obvious solution is more killing!", the outgrowth of which is "got a problem with an individual animal? Just kill it!" Now you might not agree, but can you at least understand how someone might have an "odd reaction" when someone's first suggestion to the problem is to pick up a gun?

aftbit 10y ago

Would you have felt more comfortable if he had just said "euthanize?" I've never really understood the aversion to particular methods of killing felt by some people. Dead is dead. As long as something doesn't cause undue suffering, does it really make a difference if you shoot, stab, or gas the tortoise?

rabboRubble 10y ago
You tell me how you would like to die, a lethal dose of morphine delivered by a medical professional or being shot/stabbed by a wannabe gunslinger? Furthermore, getting shot is not a guarantee of death. The poor turtle could have been badly burned AND shot and still not dead. So yes, still freaked out by that comment.
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  A shotgun at close range would turn a turtle into pink mist. I'd go for the shotgun. (Source: grew up in the country)
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Puts 10y ago

> Your reaction freaks me out actually. This is kind of an odd reaction. In most countries hunting is a way to control animal population and prevent the spread of diseases amongst certain populations. I also live in a country where arms are heavily regulated, but you can still call some form of animal protections services who will take care of the animal and even kill it if deemed necessary.

ljw1001 10y ago
Um. I'm not entirely against hunting, but first came the hunting; then the animal-control justification for it. You could argue that it might be wiser to let nature take its course, but hunting is popular and game is delicious.
mikestew 10y ago
In most countries hunting is a way to control animal population After hunting, in a dictionary definition of irony, killed off all the natural predators of the animals that need "control". So I don't think parent was an odd reaction in light of "we created a problem by killing animals, so the obvious solution is more killing!", the outgrowth of which is "got a problem with an individual animal? Just kill it!" Now you might not agree, but can you at least understand how someone might have an "odd reaction" when someone's first suggestion to the problem is to pick up a gun?