To the editor: Steven Rinella’s plea to be allowed to shoot dead more black bears fell flat on the ears of this “extremist” animal rights activist, regardless of what number of of his merciless and inconsiderate associates want black bear meat on the unconventional (learn: creepy) tasting events he hosts.
To begin with, any and all analysis funded by individuals who love nothing greater than to kill wild animals for enjoyable and amusement is suspect.
Secondly, he neglects to say these info: For each animal shot useless by a hunter, one is left wounded to die a gradual and agonizing dying, and hunters continuously kill new mothers, leaving their cubs to the identical unhappy and tragic destiny.
Third, why oh why can’t we people greet the excellent news that the black bear inhabitants is flourishing with celebration and pleasure as an alternative of seeing it as a brand new searching alternative?
Lastly, it’s the thinnest of strains that separates the killing of an animal from the killing of a human being.
JJ Flowers, Dana Level
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To the editor: Looking black bears in California? Although not a hunter myself (too lazy), I’m OK with searching supplied that the animal species just isn’t endangered, and also you eat what you kill.
Raymond Sokolov (“The Saucier’s Apprentice”) has a superb recipe for Sauce Grand Veneur that he recommends having with haunch of bear.
Bob Wieting, Simi Valley
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To the editor: The assertion that black bear inhabitants development justifies expanded searching of the animals overlooks the moral and ecological implications of such a proposal. California’s black bear inhabitants restoration is a conservation success story, not a justification for elevated searching stress.
Claims that searching charges fund conservation efforts fail to acknowledge broader environmental impacts and the welfare of particular person animals and their households. Conservation ought to prioritize coexistence and non-lethal administration methods quite than perpetuating outdated practices that disrupt pure ecosystems.
Moreover, the argument that hunters profit wildlife administration contradicts the broader neighborhood’s accountability to safeguard biodiversity for future generations. It’s essential that wildlife insurance policies uphold moral requirements and prioritize sustainable practices that defend all species’ pursuits.
Kayla Capper, Ojai
The author is California state director of the group Animal Wellness Motion.
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To the editor: Rinella closes his article by writing: “It’s comprehensible that almost all Californians won’t ever select to be hunters. What’s much less clear is why extra don’t help those that do.”
Why?
Apparently, the creator is unaware that the biggest wildlife crossing in the US is being constructed proper right here in Southern California to guard our mountain lion populations. He additionally appears unaware that almost all Californians don’t condone the taking of harmless lives for the specious causes he outlined.
Killing sentient beings merely for present is merciless and inhumane — that’s why most Californians don’t help what he does.
Kelli J. Nicholas, Simi Valley
