It's amazing what the New York Times will find of interest in South Dakota. There is an endangered ferret that feeds off of prairie dogs, and so ranchers in Canata Basin who want to kill of the pesky prairie dog are limited by attempts to save this ferret. Isn't there some national park with no ranching that these ferrets could be relocated to? What struck me most was this part:
Mr. Proctor, with the conservation group, called recreational shooting "enraging" and believes the poisoning to be inhumane.
I might agree with Mr. Proctor on the poisoning, but prairie dog shooting "enraging"? First, this is obviously a guy who has never shot a prairie dog. The only thing enraging about it is how small of a target they represent. Second, how would Mr. Proctor prefer the cute little prairie dog die? By being eaten alive by a ferret or a snake? This is a lesson for all who question the morality of hunting: in nearly every case the best way a wild animal is going to die is to be killed by a human being. Don't these people watch Animal Planet? I saw a show this weekend on the National Geographic Channel on the various kinds of jaws in the animal kingdom. Guess what they use those jaws for? It isn't to talk your ear off, I guarentee you that.
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