[at-l] You will not believe this

[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C)]

I recognize the importance of humans keeping some critters under control through the imposition of death, especially now that we've killed off most of the natural predators and posted no hunting signs everywhere. But it's purely an intellectual understanding. In real life I only kill things like deer that will fill my freezer. Smaller creatures have to find killers other than me.

Weary

> ### Sheesh, Dawg, what I don't believe is your reaction. What am
> I missing? Which earth do you live on? This one has
> possumummmms. If you want to kill it and eat it, kill it and eat
> it. But to take one of God's favorite creatures {I mean, it
> *must* be a favorite, but that's a theological argument} and
> wish it dead with such *malice*.... is to announce loud and
> clear in the quiet church-of-nature "I'M ONLY HERE FOR THE
> POLITICALLY CORRECT AMINULLLLS; ALL OTHERS SHOULD CLEAR OUT OR
> DIE IMMEDIATELYYYYYY!"
>