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So, not a fan of animal cruelty, but I can go to a store and purchase meat from animals raised in horrific conditions (including veal, foie gras, etc.) so if no

• SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
  The conceit here is much the same as the fact that a surgeon can legally cut you open and remove your appendix, but your neighbour who is really into medicine and knives can't. Veal and Foie Gras don't seem right either, but they have the veneer of legitimacy. Also, in this case there was the options to use traps or other methods to shoo them away - beating with a shovel doesn't seem humane, it just seems like it would have been convenient.
• zanny 8y ago
  Systematized unethical behavior is much more generally assumed fair and reasonable than outlier behavior like bludgeoning raccoons with garden tools. The guy also probably has substantially less money to lobby congress and the FDA for special privilege than the slaughterhouse industry.