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32. Poachers trying to make enough to feed their families are not the problem. Shame on those celebratin

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 02:13 PM

Sep 2015

Why they must sink to poaching to feed their families us the problem along with those who buy the poached animal bits.

Go after the buyers, help the poachers find another way to survive starvation.

Shame on those celebrating death rather than wondering how to stop pushing at the source (buyers) and find ways for the very poor to survive (eco-tourism for example)

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Elephants, crocodiles kill 7 people at Malawi park [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2015 OP

Is your comment suggesting that you are glad these people were killed? oberliner Sep 2015 #1

Poachers getting a Darwin is fine by me. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #2

The elephant crop raiding casualties no Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #3

You think a fair punishment for poachers is death? oberliner Sep 2015 #6

You missed the world's reaction to Cecil's death? Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #8

What is fair punishment for slaughtering millions of cows, pigs, and chickens? oberliner Sep 2015 #10

I asked about extinction Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #11

I loathe poachers oberliner Sep 2015 #12

Some common ground Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #16

Fair enough oberliner Sep 2015 #19

Yeah, but if we started eating and raising elephants their numbers would go up- snooper2 Sep 2015 #41

Understood oberliner Sep 2015 #43

if they had names restorefreedom Sep 2015 #18

Great points oberliner Sep 2015 #20

i wish i would live long enough to see that restorefreedom Sep 2015 #23

owners of abusive farms should be charged with felony animal cruelty. Sunlei Sep 2015 #37

china has a dp for poaching restorefreedom Sep 2015 #17

Good points oberliner Sep 2015 #22

no they are not a good model to follow restorefreedom Sep 2015 #24

It's not punishment. christx30 Sep 2015 #26

Poachers got what they deserved. Nt dorkzilla Sep 2015 #4

Poachers deserve death? oberliner Sep 2015 #7

Yes, they did. Intending to kill a sentient being (endangered no less) deserves in-kind end. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #13

I am anti-death penalty oberliner Sep 2015 #14

Nature meted out it's own sentence dorkzilla Sep 2015 #15

Understood oberliner Sep 2015 #21

"Are you suggesting human life is more important than other beings?" Ahhh..yes? EX500rider Sep 2015 #25

You're entitled to your opinion - it's not an empirical fact that humans "count" more. dorkzilla Sep 2015 #28

animals are starving for enough food and space Sunlei Sep 2015 #5

So are people, in parts of Africa JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #30

wildlife get a taste for humans and I bet those poachers aren't the only humans they have grabbed. Sunlei Sep 2015 #33

A death sentence of their own making. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #9

If they hadn't been out there doing illegal poaching leftyladyfrommo Sep 2015 #27

3 dead poachers is a decent start. nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #29

I'm against the death sentence but I wouldn't mind if our American poachers had to.. Sunlei Sep 2015 #34

I think it depends what animal they're poaching in the US. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #35

They were some mother's children. However, if they were closeupready Sep 2015 #31

Poachers trying to make enough to feed their families are not the problem. Shame on those celebratin uppityperson Sep 2015 #32

poachers are dangerous animals--they kill many more game wardens and park guards geek tragedy Sep 2015 #36

Agree 100%. These are members of criminal organizations. Coventina Sep 2015 #38

I agree they can be dangerous. I am wondering what drives them to poaching, how to get them work tha uppityperson Sep 2015 #39

They are terrorists and murderers. Every one of them that dies is a good thing. nt alphafemale Oct 2015 #44

Weird title makes it sound like crocs and elephants ganged up to attack people. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #40

Crocs and elephants leftyladyfrommo Sep 2015 #42