Real World Monster
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TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
There was a disturbing article in the paper the other day about two chimps at a game park in the US mauling this poor guy. He lost all his fingers and some other body parts--they say he will never be the same again. He and his wife had actually raised another chimp, and where at the park having birthday cake with him. It is speculated that jelousy over the cake may have provoked the attack--though the two attackers where not supposed to be out. (Both attacking chimps where shot afterwords)
One thing the article mentioned, chimps have 5-10 times the upper body strength of a normal man. Not sure that is the SRD
One thing the article mentioned, chimps have 5-10 times the upper body strength of a normal man. Not sure that is the SRD
I'd say that one was due to the stupidity of thinking they could make a chimp into a human, even if they did rescue it.
I stand by my reasoning, animals are not human - we shouldn't apply human morals to them and shouldn't think we have the right to judge them.
I don't agree with the killing of anything if it can possibly be prevented - in this case it could be removed to a safe environment - and can't cause future harm. Why do more - the only reason I can see is that you wish to see Justice done to an animal that doesn't understand the concept.
This isn't to say that I am against killing, but I don't like it to be unecessary. I eat meat (mostly because if everyone stopped thousands of cows, pigs and the like would just be put down... pointlessly), I would kill an animal or human if it threatened my life directly and there was no other reasonable solution. I would put down a pet if it had no chance of living a reasonable life (in constant pain etc), but I do not hold with killing if it serves no real purpose and can be avoided.
EDIT: and in the above, I beleive the chimps were shot during the attack, as the keepers could not see any other way. A move I agree with.
I stand by my reasoning, animals are not human - we shouldn't apply human morals to them and shouldn't think we have the right to judge them.
I don't agree with the killing of anything if it can possibly be prevented - in this case it could be removed to a safe environment - and can't cause future harm. Why do more - the only reason I can see is that you wish to see Justice done to an animal that doesn't understand the concept.
This isn't to say that I am against killing, but I don't like it to be unecessary. I eat meat (mostly because if everyone stopped thousands of cows, pigs and the like would just be put down... pointlessly), I would kill an animal or human if it threatened my life directly and there was no other reasonable solution. I would put down a pet if it had no chance of living a reasonable life (in constant pain etc), but I do not hold with killing if it serves no real purpose and can be avoided.
EDIT: and in the above, I beleive the chimps were shot during the attack, as the keepers could not see any other way. A move I agree with.
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