I’m not writing this article to open some wild traits in you...but just to test your spirit of survival.
So, to make it clear from the beginning - it`s about humans...against animals.
The majority of us are very found about animals...we like and we protect them. I`ve seen in my life also people that would be violent with animals for no specific reason, just to tease them. And I`ve also noticed that the majority will only hit or swear on an animal only and if the animal attacked them.
But how about killing?
Would you kill an animal?
Last night our friends brought us some fresh fish directly from the lake. I knew I had to clean and prepare them, but when I opened the bag and noticed that one of them was still alive it made me so very sick, that I ended up in the washroom throwing up. I felt weak. I like fish and meat in my plate, but I think when we have the plate in front of us we don't see the killing. After all, even cleaning and preparing the fish made me feel like a butcher, a criminal that had slaughtered to pieces a being and hidden the remains in a garbage bag. I had nightmares all night long. Poor weakling!
City life offers us a certain comfort- that you may not find in the country side or in other open regions.
Animals in the city are mostly seen as companions, pets- friends of the human being. And if they are un-owned they are protected by some law, so you won’t just go out and kill some animal- for fun, or just because you are angry.
You can kill animals for fun in a certain designated area - for hunting..., but that’s something else.
What animals can you find in the cities that may be un-owned?
Because I`m in Canada- I`ll start with ones more frequently seen around here: squirrels, raccoons, rabbits some different kind of birds- like pigeons, ducks, seagulls, or geese, and of course the ones we like less as skunks, rats, mice, snakes etc., plus the insects : mosquitoes, cockroaches, ants etc.
In some other countries you can find also dogs or cats, maybe swans…
Let`s say you find one or more of these animals hanging around your yard or your house: eating your food, disturbing your garden, messing up your things, making dirt and noise, interfering with the security of your home.
You can call an exterminator or you can do the job by your self. You can go to the store and look for products that will help you catch or kill the animal that interfered with your safety.
But are you ready to kill?
You realize that once you put a trap out there or poison the next thing you’ll find the animal struggling to survive and run or you`ll see its immobile dead body.
You realize that this animal is doing you harm in some way- but, is killing your best solution? Are you ready to face the image?
Ok, and now you’ll tell me that you’ll never let rats or cockroaches invade your privacy. So, it’s a yes- kill!
But, do you know that there are people that adopt rats? Not even mentioning those that eat them. Killing for eating let's face it - it is there more then a matter of survival, a habit, an evolution.
Are you ready to adopt your invader and feed and offer him space in a controlled manner? So, yes you may adopt a squirrel or a dog, or cat, a duck, and maybe even a mouse, snake or rat at the extreme. So - do not kill!
But, you have to be ready to make this adoption a long term friendship. If it’s a dog or a cat you can hope and find somebody else who would want them. But how about a house mice or a snake? Are you sure?
And if you are too afraid to kill would you catch your invader and let him free in a park or in the field? Are you sure that this is the best solution? If it’s still in the city it will creep to the most appropriate human shelter.
So, are you ready to kill or not?
So, to make it clear from the beginning - it`s about humans...against animals.
The majority of us are very found about animals...we like and we protect them. I`ve seen in my life also people that would be violent with animals for no specific reason, just to tease them. And I`ve also noticed that the majority will only hit or swear on an animal only and if the animal attacked them.
But how about killing?
Would you kill an animal?
Last night our friends brought us some fresh fish directly from the lake. I knew I had to clean and prepare them, but when I opened the bag and noticed that one of them was still alive it made me so very sick, that I ended up in the washroom throwing up. I felt weak. I like fish and meat in my plate, but I think when we have the plate in front of us we don't see the killing. After all, even cleaning and preparing the fish made me feel like a butcher, a criminal that had slaughtered to pieces a being and hidden the remains in a garbage bag. I had nightmares all night long. Poor weakling! City life offers us a certain comfort- that you may not find in the country side or in other open regions.
Animals in the city are mostly seen as companions, pets- friends of the human being. And if they are un-owned they are protected by some law, so you won’t just go out and kill some animal- for fun, or just because you are angry.
You can kill animals for fun in a certain designated area - for hunting..., but that’s something else.
What animals can you find in the cities that may be un-owned?
Because I`m in Canada- I`ll start with ones more frequently seen around here: squirrels, raccoons, rabbits some different kind of birds- like pigeons, ducks, seagulls, or geese, and of course the ones we like less as skunks, rats, mice, snakes etc., plus the insects : mosquitoes, cockroaches, ants etc.
In some other countries you can find also dogs or cats, maybe swans…
Let`s say you find one or more of these animals hanging around your yard or your house: eating your food, disturbing your garden, messing up your things, making dirt and noise, interfering with the security of your home.
You can call an exterminator or you can do the job by your self. You can go to the store and look for products that will help you catch or kill the animal that interfered with your safety.
But are you ready to kill?
You realize that once you put a trap out there or poison the next thing you’ll find the animal struggling to survive and run or you`ll see its immobile dead body.
You realize that this animal is doing you harm in some way- but, is killing your best solution? Are you ready to face the image?
Ok, and now you’ll tell me that you’ll never let rats or cockroaches invade your privacy. So, it’s a yes- kill!
Are you ready to adopt your invader and feed and offer him space in a controlled manner? So, yes you may adopt a squirrel or a dog, or cat, a duck, and maybe even a mouse, snake or rat at the extreme. So - do not kill!
But, you have to be ready to make this adoption a long term friendship. If it’s a dog or a cat you can hope and find somebody else who would want them. But how about a house mice or a snake? Are you sure?
And if you are too afraid to kill would you catch your invader and let him free in a park or in the field? Are you sure that this is the best solution? If it’s still in the city it will creep to the most appropriate human shelter.
So, are you ready to kill or not?
