Question about animal cruelty?

Question

How come when rich people want to kill animals it's called sport, we have sport fishing, dear hunting, bird hunting but when poor people do it with Rooster fighting or dog fighting it's called animal cruelty and is a federal crime? Rich people can mount the heads of lions tigers and bears in their luxury cabins while people involved in dog fighting have to hide all evidence of their activity. We even see dear hunting on Tv sometimes with these guys in their fake army gear blowing the brains out of defenseless animals. Seems like a double standard.

No one said anything about killing animals for food.

Ok people you can ignore the rich or poor aspect althoug I rarely see poor people on a boat catching marlin or going on a safari to kill a Zebra but maybe they do. Rich or poor is not really the point.

Answer 1

This may not be a popular response, but many of the references you make ,come down to law, and geography. Deer hunting, while not my idea of sport, serves a two fold purpose, it can be considered sport, this is true, but also serves as an alternative supply, that is arguably more nutritious than beef. Another big distinction between dog fighting being a crime, which it should be, and safari hunting for big game is geography. Most countries that offer safari hunting are truly poor, and rely on the income from tourist hunters, who not only pay for lodging, but also pay considerable fees for hunting.In most cases the meat from the animals is donated to villages, where food supplies are very scarce, and the food ... welcome. So , you are correct about rich and poor ,to an extent. To me, there is a vast difference between hunting deer to feed your family, and also a means of controlling the population of deer, which are a major cause of accidents every year, and a millionaire and his associates who promote dog fighting events, purely for entertainment. The idea of going on safari, for me personally, is repugnant, but until our government takes a more proactive role in helping other countries ,instead of destroying them, there will be those who take advantage of the poverty of others, simply to have a trophy on their office wall, and in addition, if we are not careful, the needless extinction mof rare species. You raise an excellent question!

Answer 2

It seems like the difference can be broken down into possible benefits from each "sport" if you will.

Theoretically, any animal that's killed could be eaten, or would have been the initial purpose, and even though trophy hunting sucks, there is a possible benefit.

On the other hand, breeding dogs to fight has a couple drawbacks. For one, your dog gets bitten and bruised up all the time, and probably requires medical attention that you can't provide. The other thing would be that you end up with a pretty aggressive dog, and it's just not convenient to have a dog that's set to destroy.

Answer 3

Well people who are against animal cruelty like myself do not approve on either. Animal hunting as a sport is cruel because why should anyone get pleasure from something dying? Also animal fighting against animal is also wrong, I mean humans are bad enough fighting, the animals are innocent. It really isn't a rich or poor thing, cops still would get after the "sports".

Don't Mess With My Animals!!!!!

Answer 4

I really hate that. Animals shouldn't be hunted or killed for fun. It doesn't matter if the people doing it are rich or poor. I don't give a damn about who is doing these kinds of things. It can be Paris or Bush, or some guy who lives in the woods. Animal cruelty is animal cruelty.

Answer 5

I agree that catch and release fishing and trophy hunting is also cruelty to animals. However hunting for food is different than forcing animals to fight each other for your entertainment. None of the above should ever be considered a 'sport'.

Answer 6

I have mixed feelings about animal cruelty. I am all for stopping cruelty when it comes to drowning kittens and clubbing seals, and beating doggies. But not so much when it comes to swatting the biting flies, poisoning the fleas on my dog and burning lime disease carrying dear tics off of my kids legs...

Answer 7

Who's to say that this is really the case?? Poor people shoot deer out of season often. And what's to say that rich people are not horders? I think it isn't the money situation the person is in that causes problems. I think it is more like a personality problem.

Answer 8

Actually, hunting is bad too, you can check it on HSUS hp.
http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/hunting/
or WWF hp
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/africa/what_we_do/elephant_programme/index.cfm
Besides, Vick isn't what one would call "poor"

Answer 9

Reported for being a jac kas s!

Answer 10

Deer....not dear,dear.