The worst disease on the planet is man

[Kazanne]

The worst disease on the planet is man,it's about time this trophy hunting was stopped ,this mother and baby killed for what ? mans greed, disgusting

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/kenyas-rare-white-giraffes-killed-by-poachers/ar-BB110vpa?ocid=spartandhp

https://i.imgur.com/1HznNvM.jpg

[Cal.]

****ing bastards

[Crimson Dynamo]

saw this earlier. no words

[Strictly Jake]

When I saw the thread title I thought it was a sexist thread....

Yeah this is a disgrace why did they have to do that?

[Nicky91]

When I saw the thread title I thought it was a sexist thread....

Yeah this is a disgrace why did they have to do that?

all about ego's, and money :idc:

[Kazanne]

When I saw the thread title I thought it was a sexist thread....

Yeah this is a disgrace why did they have to do that?

I probably should have headed it humanity Jake,but there doesn't seem to be much of it about in these cases,:wavey:

[Cal.]

God we’re such a plague on this planet aren’t we?

[Amy Jade]

I feel absolutely no guilt in saying I hope anyone who hunts for trophy or an ego boost in this way suffers terribly before dying. It makes me so angry and the senseless way animals are treated in general is why I am a vegan.

I dont preach or anything but I find the way humans treat the animals they consume is genuinely terrifying.

[Niamh.]

When I saw the thread title I thought it was a sexist thread....

Yeah this is a disgrace why did they have to do that?

Obviously Kazanne meant "mankind" but tbf most pictures I've ever seen of poachers are men :p

[Jordan.]

The good doesn't even come close to the amount of evil we inflict on this planet every day. Abhorrent species.

[Kizzy]

Just read about this too, I think it has something to do with Chinese medicine! :(

[Vicky.]

Couldnt agree more with the title. Ignoring the vile things so many of us do for 'fun'..we are basically parasites. Moving from one place to the next destroying it and leaving devastation in our wake. Its awful to think about really. Meanwhile, other species just get on with their lives..

[Kazanne]

God we’re such a plague on this planet aren’t we?

We are Cal,we destroy the very thing that sustains us from the animals,to The Amazon etc,it's madness, we kind of deserve natures backlash and I think it will get worse.

[Kazanne]

Just read about this too, I think it has something to do with Chinese medicine! :(

Quell surprise Kizzy,dont they do some strange stuff to Tigers,bears etc all in the name of medicine ?

[Kizzy]

Quell surprise Kizzy,dont they do some strange stuff to Tigers,bears etc all in the name of medicine ?

Yep whales, dolphins and donkeys too :(
Won't save them from coronavirus though!

[Livia]

If a species of animal was as overpopulated as we are, there'd be a cull.

How can we reduce the population? I can't see an answer....

[Vicky.]

If a species of animal was as overpopulated as we are, there'd be a cull.

How can we reduce the population? I can't see an answer....

Nature appears to be trying, over and over!

[Livia]

Nature appears to be trying, over and over!

And as soon as she comes up with something, we produce a cure.

If we had ten years of only being allowed two children, the equilibrium would be on it's way to being balanced... I mean, the wonderful work Bill Gates and his wife are doing with malaria means there will be more and more survivors in some of the world's poorest countries. How are we going to feed everyone?

[arista]

Yes Kaz
No Animal or anything in the Sea
are safe.

[Vicky.]

And as soon as she comes up with something, we produce a cure.

If we had ten years of only being allowed two children, the equilibrium would be on it's way to being balanced... I mean, the wonderful work Bill Gates and his wife are doing with malaria means there will be more and more survivors in some of the world's poorest countries. How are we going to feed everyone?

2 kids sounds sensible, until you think how that would be enforced. Chinas one child limit has not exactly gone swimmingly :S

It seems people are actually having less and less kids naturally though (at least people in places with contraception..)..sure birth rates gone down another decimal point or something, just not quick enough!

[Niamh.]

2 kids sounds sensible, until you think how that would be enforced. Chinas one child limit has not exactly gone swimmingly :S

It seems people are actually having less and less kids naturally though (at least people in places with contraception..)..sure birth rates gone down another decimal point or something, just not quick enough!

The Great David Attenborough said that actually, he's travelled the world with his shows and said that overpopulation is causing pretty much all the problems to this planet and that countries where women have full right over their reproductive system and their own bodies populations are going down.............. surprise surprise. No need to force anyone to have a certain amount of children, just allow women their rights and that will take care of itself

[Livia]

2 kids sounds sensible, until you think how that would be enforced. Chinas one child limit has not exactly gone swimmingly :S

It seems people are actually having less and less kids naturally though (at least people in places with contraception..)..sure birth rates gone down another decimal point or something, just not quick enough!

Well, the rich, developed nations have a falling birth rate. The poor families in poor countries are still having as many as ever. People will not be told what to do, and like you say, China's plan went well..... But having only one child is a bit harsher than 2... and of course, China values boys much higher than girls which led to a lot of babies being killed.

We need to do something or we're going to crash and burn.

Sadly the only way of reducing a country's birth rate I reckon, would be under a dictator with the law behind them... and who wants that?

[Livia]

The Great David Attenborough said that actually, he's travelled the world with his shows and said that overpopulation is causing pretty much all the problems to this planet and that countries where women have full right over their reproductive system and their own bodies populations are going down.............. surprise surprise. No need to force anyone to have a certain amount of children, just allow women their rights and that will take care of itself

I agree with that. Education is the answer then?

[Niamh.]

I agree with that. Education is the answer then?

Education and women's rights I think. Plus religion still is used in so many countries to keep a hold over people and keep women "in their place". I was only reading about a terrible case in Iran this morning actually about how some women's rights activists have been treated over there, I think it was to do with wearing the Hijab. The female lawyer was imprisoned and whipped for representing the case. Cases like these kind of show how it's viewed as not exactly a choice for women to wear those as well. She got 38 years in prison........

[Vicky.]

The Great David Attenborough said that actually, he's travelled the world with his shows and said that overpopulation is causing pretty much all the problems to this planet and that countries where women have full right over their reproductive system and their own bodies populations are going down.............. surprise surprise. No need to force anyone to have a certain amount of children, just allow women their rights and that will take care of itself

Quite.

Women have reprductive control over their bodies, and those in lesser developed countries get the bloody chance to have control too..this should not really be a 'dream scenario'..but sadly ****ing is :bored:

There would still be those having loads because of religion or whatever, but I think the many women who would chose not to have loads would cancel those out tbh.

[Livia]

Education and women's rights I think. Plus religion still is used in so many countries to keep a hold over people and keep women "in their place". I was only reading about a terrible case in Iran this morning actually about how some women's rights activists have been treated over there, I think it was to do with wearing the Hijab. The female lawyer was imprisoned and whipped for representing the case. Cases like these kind of show how it's viewed as not exactly a choice for women to wear those as well. She got 38 years in prison........

38 years..... sounds fair.

All the "popular" religions elevate men above women and that's so 200 years ago.

Totally agree with you and Vicky.

[Niamh.]

38 years..... sounds fair.

All the "popular" religions elevate men above women and that's so 200 years ago.

Totally agree with you and Vicky.

Funny that, eh?

[Vicky.]

I mean, surely it goes without saying that women in Africa don't really want to be popping out a new baby every 10 months, with most of them dying, no way to sustain them, along with the huge risks giving birth in such countries entails. Ontop of this there is the added problem of (as usually its: they shouldnt have sex then!) its a mans world there still. Well, it is everywhere, but there moreso. There are so so many rapes, I do wonder how many poor kids are the results of said rapes. As the women..have no choice other than to keep going on, producing kids they cannot care for. Its awful really, I try not to think about it too much, though of course that doesn't stop it happening :(

Ignoring rapes though, distributing birth control to Africa properly..it would be interesting to see how much birth rates did fall. Its easier to fall into the 'they aren't as developed as us' mindset, but..they are people just like us, and as I said, I doubt the women want this life for themselves, let alone many children.. Mind, such an experiement would have to be realistically, female contraception, as theres loads of men even in this country who refuse to wear condoms as apparently it makes sex pointless and such :bored:

I find is disgusting that 'the west' is so damn rich, yet countries like that have literally nothing, still no clean water round most of it. Nevermind half decent healthcare systems..

[Twosugars]

If a species of animal was as overpopulated as we are, there'd be a cull.

How can we reduce the population? I can't see an answer....

A virus?

[Kazanne]

Obviously Kazanne meant "mankind" but tbf most pictures I've ever seen of poachers are men :p

I did Niamh, the human race collectively.

[Tony Montana]

Horrible,vile piece of ****s!