[goat granny]

I know many people feel as you do on the subject..It always seems to take out of the equation, the fact that man is part of the life of this planet not some alien species..We change our environment as do other animals that live on the face of the earth..Watched a documentary on TV once about how the elephant was destroying a certain part of some park in Africa due to his destructiveness. It seems all life changes its surroundings. Human habitat to me is as just as important as animal habitat and I have no desire to go back to living in caves and then fighting the cave bear so I can live there...

It was not "their" habitat before we encroached on it...If a bigger and stronger bear (for instance) came into another bears territory and fought, whoever was the strongest became the "Owner" of the property as the weaker one was either killed or run off the territory.

..Nature in not some sweet little old lady, she sometimes is a bitch...

I will not give up my right to live on this earth to some other creature that has the potential to kill my loved ones..That straw man of "we are encroaching on their habitat" doesn't work with me anymore...

If man is the equivilant of a bigger and stronger bear, they can damn well leave our territory..

So I guess we have to just agree to disagree..

[freekitty]

Knowledge can make a bloody entrance.

[TheOldLady]

Thanks for taking this one. Couldn’t have said it better myself.

[Monkey Face]

So far, man and “wild” animals have not learned to co-exist.

Since we are the species with brains to reason things out, it behooves us to find a way to make things work.

The one thing that sets Man apart from “animals” is our ability think logically, and not act on instinct.

You’re entitled to have your own opinion on the subject, and please, don’t ever feel you need to apologize for your stance.

I’d be the last person to ever say, “You’re wrong!”

:o]