Comments on: fear and greed http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/05/05/fear-and-greed/ Politics of the People Fri, 16 May 2008 14:55:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Pat http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/05/05/fear-and-greed/#comment-44427 Pat Fri, 16 May 2008 00:30:49 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/?p=1427#comment-44427 To my knowlege no wolves are being killed within the boundaries of Yellowstone. I wouldn't miss the family opportunity. Got to leave! I see I have some yellow jackets flying around the backyard. Should I set out a trap now or wait awhile ... perhaps until my grandson gets stung? Hopefully, he is not allergic... To my knowlege no wolves are being killed within the boundaries of Yellowstone. I wouldn’t miss the family opportunity.

Got to leave! I see I have some yellow jackets flying around the backyard. Should I set out a trap now or wait awhile … perhaps until my grandson gets stung? Hopefully, he is not allergic…

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]]> By: slim http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/05/05/fear-and-greed/#comment-44425 slim Thu, 15 May 2008 19:28:51 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/?p=1427#comment-44425 I will take him to Yellowstone, just as soon as they stop killing wolves. We should understand the importance of predators in environmental balance. And we <strong>should not</strong> allow ranchers, who have the privilege - not the right - to graze their cows and/or sheep on <strong>our</strong> public lands to kill any animal that has not attacked or shown aggression toward a human. It's just another example of how we humans - and particularly Americans - thionk we have a right to <strong>everything</strong>, regardless of the cost to any other species. I will take him to Yellowstone, just as soon as they stop killing wolves.

We should understand the importance of predators in environmental balance. And we should not allow ranchers, who have the privilege - not the right - to graze their cows and/or sheep on our public lands to kill any animal that has not attacked or shown aggression toward a human.

It’s just another example of how we humans - and particularly Americans - thionk we have a right to everything, regardless of the cost to any other species.

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]]> By: Pat http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/05/05/fear-and-greed/#comment-44414 Pat Tue, 13 May 2008 16:24:46 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/?p=1427#comment-44414 A lot of jumping to conclusions and painting with a very broad brush going on here. I'd take your son to Yellowstone. You will enjoy the trip and he will learn how wolves made an improvement to this natural environment. Unfortunately, there has been some spillover and some hard and difficult choices had to be made. Kind of like at our local humane society but much less so in the numbers involved... A lot of jumping to conclusions and painting with a very broad brush going on here.

I’d take your son to Yellowstone. You will enjoy the trip and he will learn how wolves made an improvement to this natural environment. Unfortunately, there has been some spillover and some hard and difficult choices had to be made. Kind of like at our local humane society but much less so in the numbers involved…

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