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:biglaugh: You think I'm touchy feely? Let me tell you something. You would be hard-pressed to find another person on this forum who's as cold and cynical as I am. I find it interesting that based on one post you think you know about my worldview.MdmSzdWhtGuy said:Look up the word nuisance please. Crows stole our pecans, and coyotes killed our dogs and calves. Ask any farmer or rancher if crows and coyotes are a nuisance species, and you will get the same answer.
Please note, I did not grow up in a city. Nature is more than just what you see when you go on a hiking trip. If you are raising animals, and other animals are killing your animals, what are you go do? Politely request that they stop it? Appeal to their feelings?
I have no interest in whether you approve of what needed to be done or not. We also branded our calves, and cut the testicles off the males, so that they would gain more weight and not impregnate their close relatives, how does that fit into your touchy feely worldview?
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Here's my point. Maybe you're a nuisance to the coyotes and crows. I mean really, who's the offending party here? The coyote wandering around his natural habitat looking for an easy animal to poach or the person who came in and built a house on his hunting grounds?
As far as branding goes, I couldn't give a rat's ***. Having worked in the body mod industry, I've seen brandings done on people before, so I couldn't care less if you brand your livestock. Is there some reason I'm supposed to be hurt (or maybe somehow impressed) by the fact that you neuter your livestock? What's new? I've got 2 dogs and a cat and all of them are fixed.
Whether it makes a difference to you or not, I have every right to approve or disapprove of certain behaviors.