Pigeons, next maybe.

Just seen Denmark etc is in the process of killing 15 odd million minks there because they are infected with the corona virus apparently . Just something to think about maybe .

no doubt bred for the fur trade ...what a awful industry/trade you would think in 2020 there is enough alternatives now instead of still living in the stone age

Agree, there are fabrics now that are as good as any animal fur etc;

To keep so many animals just to kill for their coats is beyond understanding.

As knackered indicated, what animal etc; will be next on the list.

If you develope a virus from animals it is more than likely that it will spread from animal to different animal species, the to humans as apparently in this case.

Interfere with nature and there is only one winner.

Regards.

oldstrain wrote:

no doubt bred for the fur trade ...what a awful industry/trade you would think in 2020 there is enough alternatives now instead of still living in the stone age

Most furs from the minks finish up in Russia apparently these days. Old fox scenario was small fry in its day compared to the poor old minks of today I suspect. Saw a cat running amongst the minks there when watching the issue. One step too far maybe or maybe not .

Totally disgusting, those poor animals going to get slaughtered

peel bros wrote:

Totally disgusting,  those poor animals going to get slaughtered

Money, money money is the way I see it etc Ray & a lot of it when you consider they will kill 15/17 odd million of them because of the virus issue there now. Agree about the disgusting bit. Had the do gooder mob here recently jumping up & down because a horse was put down sadly in our Melbourne Cup race. Doubt if they would even bother doing anything I suspect, if they heard the news about the poor old minks as such .  

Yes that's true but to kill them all is a bit over the top..surely all haven't got it , panicking I think by the sounds of it

peel bros wrote:

Yes that's true but to kill them all is a bit over the top..surely all haven't got it ,  panicking I think by the sounds of it

I equate it in some ways to worms in pigeons maybe Ray Test 3/4/5/6 birds in the loft for the issue. Find 3/4/5/6 worms & all then have to be treated etc as a pro-caution/safety factor    .

Knackered wrote:

peel bros wrote:

Yes that's true but to kill them all is a bit over the top..surely all haven't got it ,  panicking I think by the sounds of it

I equate it in some ways to worms in pigeons maybe Ray Test 3/4/5/6 birds in the loft for the issue. Find 3/4/5/6 worms & all then have to be treated etc as a pro-caution/safety factor    .

Treatment of animals is a very complicated issue.

God gave us permmision to kill them for food but also to treat them in a proper manner.

I love all life, loooking at things in a logical manner, is it worse to kill an animal for fur than to kill for food ?.

We kill millions of chickens only a few weeks old, full of chemicals for swift growth.

I have had bantams and other types of fowl that I thought the world of as pets.

We kill millions of what we call pests every year, I kill any rats that are daft enough to come around, and yet they are actually a very nice animal with bad behaviour.

Not least of which fanciers will cull thousands of pigeons a year because they do not conform.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Regards.

Rats are a different story as they cause many a problem for us pigeon men as well as others , I hate to have to kill them as with mice but it has to be done for obvious reasons

MISTY wrote:

Knackered wrote:

peel bros wrote:

Yes that's true but to kill them all is a bit over the top..surely all haven't got it ,  panicking I think by the sounds of it

I equate it in some ways to worms in pigeons maybe Ray Test 3/4/5/6 birds in the loft for the issue. Find 3/4/5/6 worms & all then have to be treated etc as a pro-caution/safety factor    .

Treatment of animals is a very complicated issue.

God gave us permmision to kill them for food but also to treat them in a proper manner.

I love all life, loooking at things in a logical manner, is it worse to kill an animal for fur than to kill for food ?.

We kill millions of chickens only a few weeks old, full of chemicals for swift growth.

I have had bantams and other types of fowl that I thought the world of as pets.

We kill millions of what we call pests every year, I kill any rats that are daft enough to come around, and yet they are actually a very nice animal with bad behaviour.

Not least of which fanciers will cull thousands of pigeons a year because they do not conform.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Regards.  

     

True regards the treatment of animals etc Misty Possums here abound & are protected by law. New Zealand thou eat them for the pleasure .