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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
They weren't hunting for meat though... They were hunting for rhino horns. Illegally. In an area that they knew was full of dangerous animals.
I get what you're saying but its not really the same thing.
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Right, while they weren't aiming for this poor animal's flesh, they craved another body part of it.
I don't see it as an end justifying the means. It's a living animal minding its own business being violently attacked/hurt/shot/slaughtered/skinned/butchered/etc for the sake of its attackers' pleasure - be it financial pleasure, gastronomic pleasure, fame and glory, fashion or arts. Is it less cruel? A dead victim could hardly care less about the "why"s of its attack.
In the end of the day, it's a violent action like the ones happening behind the high walls of slaughterhouses. There's a reason why it's mostly being hidden from kids, because we know it's unbearably violent.
I'm not blaming (I was a meat eater too) as much as I just thought it was something worth pointing out. This shock will disappear in the next "how do you like your bacon" thread in the chat forum.