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Thanks, Dale52, 1kshooter, and Joe B.

I hope the authorities in Canada can see the light, but sadly I think we down to the south of you are moving in your direction.

Joe B., if your comment was made in seriousness, which seems to be the case, you are a reflection of the mindless liberal way of thinking (or rather, non-thinking) that has spread like a bad cancer throughout the western world. I am a public school teacher and I deal with it all of the time with my students. Fortunately they're still young enough to usually see some sense. Organizations like PETA target young people because they're so impressionable, but fortunately that works the other way too.

We raise goats for sheer enjoyment, for milk, and for meat. The body of evidence is significant showing the inhumane manner in which many of your supermarket animals are raised. I've been by some places that raise cattle and turkeys for food. The animals didn't look too happy. Not to mention the hormones and drugs injected into the animals. Not to mention what they're actually fed. Not to mention the manner in which they are processed.

Responsibly killing an animal yourself is the most humane and healthy way of providing meat for the table. The animal has lived a good life in a comfortable and natural environment. It hasn't been stuck in some pen where it barely has room to stand and has to lie on a pile of crap in a stench that's unbearable. People who think like you, Joe, are sadly ignorant and either unable or unwilling to think clearly about the well-being of animals.

Some of my students under the influence of PETA types have gone vegetarian. I remember one girl who was very unhealthy as a result of it. She admitted her doctor was imploring her to eat meat so she could regain her health. I think being a vegetarian is fine and can be successful if done appropriately. But meat is what most of us eat to provide necessary nutrition, and there is nothing wrong with that. I don't bash vegetarians, but I do confront the mindless motivations behind it, when they exist.

Although born an American in America, I grew up in South America. My parents were missionaries. We lived in a very remote area with people who hunted to survive. I grew up that way. These people had nothing in the way of material goods, yet they were happy, healthy, civilized, and had good old common sense. The earlier generations in America, and pockets of people here and there still today, had this same sense. But it seems many of us have “evolved” and become “civilized.” If what I see around me is “civilized” (popular culture, the media, entertainment), then I'd rather remain savage and primitive.

I hope you will take the time to share the rationale behind your comment Joe B. I'm always open to new ideas and to admitting when I'm wrong.

Here are a couple of jacks I took with my .44 Special. They too were fine eating.