I have been thinking about this thread but feel that it is more complicated than I first thought.
• I love animals, my two 'employers' are cats. I love them very much.
• I know that in other parts of the world people eat cats. This doesn't bother me too much because why should I expect other people to live by my rules and standards.
• I object to the cats/dogs being very cruelly treated prior to death - often by beating the animal severely. There is no justification for this.
• I eat meat, I feel like a hypocrite but I enjoy both the taste and the texture.
• There is nothing wrong with the idea of hunting in an attempt to control animal populations or to provide food for others. (Hunting can also be done with cameras instead of guns.)
• Yet this woman and her exploits worry me – maybe it is her being pictured with a huge grin on her face beside the dead animal.
I hope that some of this makes sense, I am very tired and am off to battle with the huge cat currently hogging my bed. He thinks that me turfing him off the bed constitutes cruelty.