RP - "To a Fallen Hero"

[jordan179]

Reposted from 2006, back when my blog had very few readers. Thought I'd put it out again now, see what people thought of it.

"To A Fallen Hero -

On the Severed Head of a Gorilla, Slain for 'Bush Meat'"Greetings, cousin

Comments

[miss_breeziness]

I do think that people who don't give a damn about members of their own species sure won't give one about others.

The treatment of animals by some humans (even the less intelligent species) is absolutely disgusting - but we've also got to remember that human slavery ended only, like, 150 years ago. Not too long a time in cultural terms. (And it's still going on in some places.)

Also, I wonder where one draws the line at such things - how we determine what animals are okay to use for food, for instance. I don't think too many people will complain about oysters and fish (apart from the PETA types), but cows and chickens? Hmm...

I also think that there should be ways for Africans to profit from wild animals, if they don't own them, under this system. I have heard that many farmers, for instance, kill elephants because they eat their crops - it's hard not to sympathize with the farmers when you consider their standard of living is so much lower than ours and they probably need the crops to survive. Unlike us in the rich countries, who hear about people clamouring to return farmland to forest (because these countries can literally afford to, and not lose their food supply). Perhaps a highly intensive safari holidays programme for rich Westerners?