Have you ever killed an animal? Not a bug or vermin, but an animal?

oats · 09-14-2014, 12:35 AM

killing an animal with your hands (or rudimentary tools IE not shooting them) is a powerful lesson in empathy. when I was in 8th grade I killed my first pig. we trapped it, and I had to pull it out the trap, pin it between my legs (it was writhing vehemently), hold its snout up into my chest and slit its throat. crazy experience that really impacted me to this day, helped form my values of respecting life, stewardship/wastefulness, and empathy.

Most of my fishing growing up was spearfishing, which is also more intimate and meaningful a way to kill an animal than sitting on a pier with a line in the water while you sip a beer.

09-14-2014, 12:35 AM	#1
oats Steel Cut Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,084 Battle Record: 19-10 Accomplishments - OM HOF (2x) Champed - Fight Night LXXXIV - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 79005428	killing an animal with your hands (or rudimentary tools IE not shooting them) is a powerful lesson in empathy. when I was in 8th grade I killed my first pig. we trapped it, and I had to pull it out the trap, pin it between my legs (it was writhing vehemently), hold its snout up into my chest and slit its throat. crazy experience that really impacted me to this day, helped form my values of respecting life, stewardship/wastefulness, and empathy. Most of my fishing growing up was spearfishing, which is also more intimate and meaningful a way to kill an animal than sitting on a pier with a line in the water while you sip a beer. __________________ You should be water