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biffvernon wrote:Zillions of pheasants are reared and released into the 'wild' where they destroy wild-flowers and compete with thrushes and other native birds for invertebrates, only to be shot by the nasty people who then dump the unwanted carcasses.
On the other hand, many woodlands that would otherwise be neglected have rides cut which are great for insects, birds and butterflies. Fields are left with wide "cover strips" along the sides and hedgerows are maintained, all of which benefits other species. The pheasants are actually fed to keep them on the shoot, so they don't feed exclusively on insects, and the work supports many rural farms and farm workers who would otherwise be on the bread-line.

There are two sides to every argument, although we agree that wasting birds is obscene.
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Indeed. I'm not quite sure at what point the Olympics stopped being about running and jumping and such-like (including some shooting) and became a pop and rock concert but The Who are always a good way to end anything.
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Some people think that breeding other species and then killing them is sport. It just isn't one that's included in the olympics.
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JohnB wrote:Some people think that breeding other species and then killing them is sport. It just isn't one that's included in the olympics.
McDonalds.
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker
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emordnilap wrote:
JohnB wrote:Some people think that breeding other species and then killing them is sport. It just isn't one that's included in the olympics.
McDonalds.
I meant for pleasure rather than profit :roll: :wink:
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It brings the ultimate in pleasure to the shareholders. :lol: :lol:
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emordnilap wrote:It brings the ultimate in pleasure to the shareholders. :lol: :lol:
Does it really make them any happier, or is the profit some sort of poor substitute for true happiness?
:D
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JohnB wrote:
emordnilap wrote:It brings the ultimate in pleasure to the shareholders. :lol: :lol:
Does it really make them any happier, or is the profit some sort of poor substitute for true happiness?
:D
That reminds me of something Michael Caine once said...

"....I've been miserable and rich and I've been miserable and poor........On balance, I prefer miserable and rich....."
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