Reply to: Barbarians

[Pondlife]

This thread has made I laff.

Thanks.

[Moscow Mule]

Southern, English, Middle class - like most in here I suspect.

So the chances of animal cruelty becoming the social norm are so unlikely it's not worth putting a number on, let alone losing sleep over.

The fact that these clowns were prosecuted & convicted says more about how our culture is resistant to animal cruelty than anything.

As I said before, I suggest you build that bridge and stop losing sleep. Maybe try listening to Radio 4 as you go to sleep - helps me every time.

[cailin maith]

Northern & BRITISH here

Irish (but adopted Northern) here!

[Pogle]

Southern, English, Middle class - like most in here I suspect.

Northern & BRITISH here

[gricerboy]

What's YOUR culture?

Southern, English, Middle class - like most in here I suspect.

[Moscow Mule]

That's fine so long as MY culture doesn't start becoming THEIR culture.

What's YOUR culture?

[Churchill]

Are you mad?

I wouldn't drink Chianti with venison. You need something that packs more of a punch like a decent Rioja.

And ffs don't overcook it.

Don't forget to check its eviscera to ensure it was healthy.

Skin on? Burning hair FFS!

[gricerboy]

Critiquing another culture because it's values don't match yours is a fools errand.

That's fine so long as MY culture doesn't start becoming THEIR culture.

[Gonzo]

I like to shoot a deer with my crossbow and I love it when it is looking at me and it knows it's death is near, I love the fact that I am holding it's life in my hands, I slowly draw my arrow and calmly shoot it in its head, I can hear its sigh as it falls with a thud and its heart stops beating. I then throw it on to some hot charcoals to cook it with it's skin on and then I am in heaven while I enjoy its charred flesh with some Chianti ! Yum !

Are you mad?

I wouldn't drink Chianti with venison. You need something that packs more of a punch like a decent Rioja.

[Moscow Mule]

It's a nice world we live in.

No it's not. It's cruel and unusual.

Just be thankful you have the resources to make the choices you do. Many people the world over would love the lifestyle choices available to you.

Critiquing another culture because it's values don't match yours is a fools errand.

[cailin maith]

He's having a self-imposed timeout.

Probably for the best.

[NickFitz]

Don't any of you lot care? Can't actually really believe that ALL of you have absolutely no regard for the other organisms with whom we share our planet!

Get a grip. Sheep, cows, pigs, and suchlike beasts are just machines for turning plant matter into food suitable for humans: steaks, chops, spare ribs, and so forth. (Not forgetting dripping to make the chips taste of something.)

[Moscow Mule]

Speaking of.... where is he?

He's having a self-imposed timeout.

[gricerboy]

Of course we care, primarily as eating meat from an animal that was in distress at the time of killing will taint the meat with adrenaline and make it taste like rough old boots.

Unless you're a chinaman because they believe the presence of adrenaline in meat (dog meat) increases their virility hence they are given a perticularly unpleasant death to boost said levels. It's a nice world we live in.

[fullyautomatix]

Don't any of you lot care? Can't actually really believe that ALL of you have absolutely no regard for the other organisms with whom we share our planet!

I like to shoot a deer with my crossbow and I love it when it is looking at me and it knows it's death is near, I love the fact that I am holding it's life in my hands, I slowly draw my arrow and calmly shoot it in its head, I can hear its sigh as it falls with a thud and its heart stops beating. I then throw it on to some hot charcoals to cook it with it's skin on and then I am in heaven while I enjoy its charred flesh with some Chianti ! Yum !