I think its cruel but some people do it right. Ive watched internet clips of people skinning animals alive and seen people skin animals after their dead, which is okay. It breaks my heart to watch it because i really love all animals. I dont wear fur but i do eat meat. how do you feel about fur trade? Is there really people out there that skin animals after their dead? Do they kill it in a simple process or is torture always involved in the killing?
2006-11-26 04:39:23 · 11 answers · asked by CharlissaG 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
I am a 3rd generation trapper, and now teaching my grandchildren the same. There may be some cruel people out there but you have to believe me, most hunters are very humane in that we don't like to see animals suffer. The traps used in the fur trade are "offset" meaning they have a gap when they close, they DO NOT shut all the way. The traps come in different sizes to catch the animal you are searching for. A #2 is bobcat or fox size but anything smaller than that and they slip right out. The traps are spring loaded and snap quickly but DO NOT harm. Believe me I have caught my fingers in them on accident hundreds of times and although it smarts a little, I still have 10 fingers. I can make $6000 to $8000 in a season. The season is 2 months only, opens Thanksgiving day and runs through January. We're up to our knees in snow, it's cold and wet and misreable but, its a tradition. The fur trade is down because of all the controversy, most of our fur goes to Europe. Right now I get $35 for bobcat and $14 for fox. Every year for 60 years there have been plenty of bobcat and fox in the wild and for hundreds of years before that. It is a RENEWABLE resource, just like trees as long as you don't abuse it. Trappers and hunters help keep the numbers managable to our society, if they out number themselves they starve or disease. And society makes their habitat smaller and smaller by building...... hope this helps.
2006-11-26 05:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by Morris D 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Killing animals is a natural thing to do for meat-eating animals. That includes humans. Skinning animals alive is cruel. Killing animals for food is natural yet should be humane and allow for as much dignity to the animal as possible. I think wearing fur is ok as long as it is a by-product of an animal killed for food. It is no different than leather. Look around your house and see how much leather there is.
2006-11-26 04:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Skinning an animal alive would be a very cruel thing to do. I have never heard of anyone skinning a live animal and I can't imagine that it could happen very easily as the animal would simply not allow itself to be skinned alive.....it would be biting and kicking and scratching so that it would be almost impossible for someone to skin it!
However, there is a market for animal furs and many people enjoy wearing fine quality furs. I have trapped animals for over 30 years and have helped to support my family with the money that it makes. I have never been intentionally cruel to an animal and always try to kill them as quickly as possible so that they do not suffer. I am an animal lover too and the killing of the animal is certainly the least enjoyable aspect of this business. Although I have killed hundreds of animals, I have never taken pleasure from doing so....it is simply part of the process.
Many species will become overpopulated if not properly harvested. If it were not for human encroachment on their natural habitat, they could probably be kept in check, naturally. However, because of human destruction of habitat, certain species can find themselves overpopulated, depending upon depredation of human's crops, livestock, livestock feed and garbage for their survival. Also, an overpopulation can result in spread of disease through a population and may even lead to spread of disease to livestock, pets, and even humans. If properly harvested, fur bearing animals can provide a useful product to humans while being controlled so that numbers remain stable and a healthy population can persist.
Many people will argue that the skins of these animals are a luxery and not a neccessity for humans and that we have no real need to kill them for their skins. In part, this is true, but why not take advantage of such a useful and beautiful resource if we can do so in a way that protects animals from disease or outright wasteful killing? If we were not allowed to legally harvest them, they would starve, get sick, and be wastefully killed in order to keep their numbers in check anyway.
2006-11-26 12:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by nn 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
anyone who would skin an animal alive is sick! However the Department of fish and wildlife promotes trapping and hunting of fur bearing animals for population control. Most all the pelts are sold at yearly auctions and are shipped to Europe for the garment industries. I live in Oregon and this area was built on the fur trade. Mostly beaver.
2006-11-26 05:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by subgenius 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Is there any difference for the cow if you eat its meat or wear its skin?
Anyways, skinning or doing something with the animal's body while it is still alive is cruel, but it still happens.
2006-11-26 04:48:00 · answer #5 · answered by Sergio__ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Punishing the harmless for the crimes of the responsible is by no ability a clever determination. a extra useful coverage is to no longer purchase any animal products that are produced for vogue. If one somewhat needs to decrease the suffering of animals one ought to grow to be a vegan. An indiscriminate boycott on all chinese language products might mean you're no longer helping chinese language agencies that are ethical, organic and organic, sustainable etc.
2016-10-17 13:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Morris said, if we did not kill off some of the animals, there would be an over population of animals. The deer will help destroy a farmers crop. Are we to allow this to happen?? Maybe to you it does not make a difference, but to a farmer, it does. Sorry. Also raccoon is an animal to hunt or trap for the fur.
2006-11-26 06:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No one skins an animal alive. It is impossible to do. The only person who would do that is learning to be a serial killer. Any true hunter or trapper makes sure their kill is dead before even touching it.
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2006-11-26 04:47:19 · answer #8 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, after we kill the animal, we leave the skin on it, and eat the skin too. It's fun to pick the little hairs, or feathers, out of our teeth.
2006-11-26 06:58:53 · answer #9 · answered by esugrad97 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
who cares what you think go hug a tree and ill keep skinning dead animals
2006-11-26 11:25:04 · answer #10 · answered by ohiobuckndoe 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋