AR-News: (US AK) Done legally and ethically, there's nothing wrong with hunting

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

The spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Parcelle, 
was quoted as saying that HSUS was not trying to stop deer hunting but was only 
trying to curb the more inhumane and unsportsmanlike practices associated with 
it. Yet, their Web site states that HSUS strongly opposes the recreational 
hunting and killing of any wild animals and does not differentiate between types 
of hunting. You can't have it both ways, guys.
PETA is upset with HSUS for sponsoring Pet Fest America with Iams, a dog food 
company. PETA is also mad at HSUS for partnering with PetSafe, which makes 
bark control collars and containment systems, and with Veterinary Pet Insurance 
whose CEO is a hunter.
Because the Audubon Society has opened a 285-acre parcel it owns in 
Connecticut for archery hunting to control the expanding deer herd damaging the 
property's carrying capacity, the Fund for Animals has started openly maligning the 
society. And, finally, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is attempting to 
take over the Sierra Club in a less than friendly corporate venture.
On another note, two West Virginia University assistant professors are 
developing a new course for the fall 2004 semester to teach about hunting's positive 
aspects.





full story:

http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2004/03/08/news/opinion/opinion7.txt 
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