Posted

Mar 3rd 2009

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Confident

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Kiss Me Thru The Phone-Soulja Boy

First of all, before I vent and start insulting people...I would like everyone to know that this vent is not directed towards anyone here on SA. I've just been reading some really fucked up, moronic, bullshit on my friend's DeviantArt page. And I feel the need to vent about it and have a good laugh.

My friend does taxidermy art, and thus, gets a lot of really uneseccary flaming from some really stupid people. First off, I would like to say that ALL of the taxidermy that she makes is created from "recycled" pelts. She buys pelts from animals that have either died of natural causes, were rejected from fur farms (meaning they were not coat quality and would have been disposed), or animals that were taken legally for population control.

I'm getting so sick and tired of all the uneducated "animal activists".

The first thing I would like to address is the IMPORTANCE of population control for an area's indigenous species.

Somone who claims to be a "conservationist" should know that a VERY important part of conserving certain species and wild life is population control. If it were not for population control of certain species (fox, deer, varment ect.) they would become over populated, over eat their food supply, destroy the habitat because all the resources have been over used, and thus, in turn eventualy become extinct. In fact, this is how many species have become extinct or endangered. A good and simple example of the importance of population control would be whitetail deer. The reason there are hunting seasons for them is to keep the population balanced and the environment stable, otherwise they would overrun certain areas and turn grasslands into wastelands.

Yeah, i tried explaining that too some stupid 14 year old and the reply I got was..."Well then humans should be shot because they are overpopulating the earth and I wish humans would become extinct."

Bovine fecal matter, my friends.

If this naive idiot had done any kind of research on the matter, she would have known that there ARE HUMAN POPULATION LAWS IN EFFECT IN SOME OVER CROWDED COUNTRIES. Umm...how about China? Duh. And there are even population laws in effect in some of the third world countries as well. So don't give me that crap. The only reason that people are not "shot" for population control is because we have government; a concept that exists solely to humans. It's not like we can rally all of the foxes or deer together in an area and say "Hey, there are too many of you, stop breeding so much." C'mon guys.

My point is, population control is needed to conserve habitats, resources, and animals. If you can't mentally digest that, then you are not a conservationist.

The other thing that peeves me is, when someone posts a taxidermy mount of a deer or a ram...it's okay. But Jesus forbid that someone taxiderm a wolf or a fox! People get SUPER! offended if it's something of that nature. That's pure idiocracy. I guess just because foxes and wolves are cute or cool...then they shouldn't EVER die or be hunted...pfft. I'm also sick of everyone paying SO much attention to wolves and wolves alone. Don't get me wrong, I love wolves...but wolves ARE NOT endangered. There are other species that are on the brink of extinction that need more attention in the feilds of conservation. What about elephants? Siberian Tigers? I could go on and on with a list of animals.

Now, a note on fur farms and animal products. MOST fur farms are NOT like the videos that PETA posts. The majority of fur farms are very humane. The animals have larger enclosures that are kept clean, all of the animals are fed well, vaccinated, and treated by veterinarians for injuries. They live up to their prime and then are humanly euthanized via injestion. They are not skinned alive. They are not electrocuted...and farms like this are extreamly rare and ILLEGAL in the US.

Also, fur farms are not at all wasteful. Most people assume that fur farms simply skin the animal and throw the rest away. This is not true. The meat of the skinned animals is actually processed and ground up to be used in pet and animal feed. So, if you feed your pet a commercial brand of pet food-guess what...YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE FUR TRADE. If you have any doubts, go read the ingrediants on your pet's food...if it says something like "meat by-products" or just "meat" without specifying the type of meat. That's what's in it. Also, other meat, bones, ect. are also furmented and prepared for fertilizer. SO GUESS WHAT VEGANS AND VEGITARIANS...you're eating of veggies is too, supporting the fur trade, seeing as those vegitables had to be fertilized somehow!

UHGG.

Also, on PETA. Did you know that PETA kills more animals a year then your typical fur farm? That's right, the oh-so rightious animals activist group KILLS most of the pets and animals they rescue. From Ingram's mouth (the head of PETA), "We are not a pet rescue and adoption agency, we are animal liberators and believe animals should have complete and total liberation."

Wanna know what total animal liberation means?

Say goodbye to your pets, zoos, farms, dog shows...all of it! I don't know about you, but I would like to keep my pets and also like to keep the zoos and dog shows.

Before I close, I would like to state that I LOVE animals. And in no way condone the mindless slaughter of animals for no reason. I've worked with animals since I was very young, I work part time with an animal rescue group, and am in school to be an exotic animal veteriarian. I've worked at kennels and veterinarian clinics. No one is as serious about their love of animals then I am. I, unlike others, am simply logical when it comes to hunting, population control, consumption of animal products, furs, and other related things.