If a wild animal killed a loved one, would you want it killed?

Question

This isn't Oprah, it's Opera!

Answer 1

Opera,

Two words I observed in your question, 'wild' and 'want'

Yes, in spite of my otherwise non violent nature, I probably would 'want' and wish to kill the animal. But I wouldn't kill it.

Wild animals live in a world that's very different from the 'civil society' we've built for ourselves. The only reason they expend energy is to eat, propagate or survive. And if we barge in somewhere in that linear life and disrupt the picture of survival for them, however innocent and ignorant we may be, the animal has no emotional reasoning to forgive us. It does what it is born to. Strikes and survives.

Time and again, we've chased them out of their homes, killed their loved ones and dwindled their numbers, for our pleasure and gain. We must wake up to the possibility, that at some point, we too might meet a similar fate at their hands.

Answer 2

No, a wild animal is just that...wild and should be left alone. I think that is what ticks me off the most....incidents where people are camping and someone is injured or killed. In most cases, the animal is then tracked down and killed because it considered a threat.
Or with the spread of the human population into natural wildlife habitats the animals are ran out of their homes. And as I said above, something bad and very unfortunate happens.
Even though some people consider them just animals, it is still their homes we are destroying. You can only tempt nature so much before nature bites back!

Answer 3

It is a wild animal so it was probably protecting its territory, or young, or something. But I don't care I still would want it killed because it took someone I loved & I could never bring them back. So naturally I would be very upset. The only acception would be if its an endangered species, because then I would get in trouble with the law.

Answer 4

You have to get to the reason that the animal did it. You didi something wrong for the animal to want to attack. It's nothing personal when they attack they are just trying to protect themselves or get a bite to eat expecially if they've already killed a person and found it easy. You have to remember that people are moving into their territory. It's not the other way around. So no if a animal killed my loved one i wouldn't want it killed.

Answer 5

Sitting here now, thinking rationally, I would say no. If this (God forbid) ever happened in "real life" to a loved one, I'd guess that yes, I would want the animal killed.

Answer 6

In a way I would,but then again,the wild animal was probably just protecting itself.

Answer 7

No, but since it killed once it could kill again, so I figure the animal would be killed.I hate when animals are killed for doing what their nature tells them to do.

Answer 8

Of course.

Vengeance is the heart of Justice.


It's perfectly natural and it brings closure to the bereaved parties.

Answer 9

Put some stingray on the barbie mates.

Answer 10

Killing it would be the first impulse. it's your animal instinct that's reacting. but if you try to look beyond your grief, you will find that it won't do you any good.