Come In Little Georgie, Time To Develop Your Royal Blood-Lust

[Canary42]

Mass killing to be witnessed by 5-year-old prince

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/royal-family-balmoral-prince-george-132000349.html

[Mamyalynne]

//George was actually taken on his first grouse shoot on Friday. //

Not much we can do about it, is there?

[Tilly2]

...and the princess is learning to ride. It's what they do.

[nailit]

Theres something psychotic about people who enjoy killing wildlife for fun.

[Mamyalynne]

I wonder if children are served it? I'm not sure I'd have liked it at that age.

[douglas9401]

Wee man has to develop hobbies to fill up the empty, pointless years stretching out before him as he waits for the big chair.

Chosen by God apparently.

[Canary42]

/// It's what they do ///

Oh, so that's alright then.

[melv16]

Wonder if they take him out to construct stink pits(google it), and persecute birds of prey?

[ummmm]

What's the problem? Kids are taken hunting and fishing from all sorts of backgrounds.

[Mamyalynne]

Canary, there are lots of things in life I and I'm sure others dislike, accepting they exist doesn't mean it's alright but I for one am not going to leap up and down or march on Parliament about it.

[Tilly2]

I'm not saying it's alright, Canary. I'm saying it's what they do.

[nailit]

//What's the problem? Kids are taken hunting and fishing from all sorts of backgrounds//
Doesn't make it right though ummm.
Shouldn't we be bringing kids to respect wildlife, not destroy it.

[melv16]

His uncle had a hand in wildlife crime, by the looks of it.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/nov/07/monarchy.wildlife

[nailit]

Can ANYONE please explain to me what pleasure someone can get from maiming or shooting a bird?

[Tilly2]

I can't.

[Mamyalynne]

I can't, I have never shot a living thing - though I have been tempted.

I know people who shoot/kill/catch their own food.

[Tilly2]

Catching and killing things for food is ok. Killing things as a pastime/sport, is not.

Mind you, if I had to kill something myself, in order to eat it, I would become a vegetarian. No way could I kill another creature.

[melv16]

//Can ANYONE please explain to me what pleasure someone can get from maiming or shooting a bird?//

I thinks they get their 'rocks off' by killing birds and animals.

[ummmm]

killing for food is fine, imo, just not as a hobby.

My OH was brought up fishing and shooting....They ate what they shot/caught.

[nailit]

//Mind you, if I had to kill something myself, in order to eat it, I would become a vegetarian. No way could I kill another creature//

I actually think that humans are natural herbivores just for this very reason. If we were 'natural' meat eaters we wouldn't think twice about killing and eating a puppy or kitten.
But a bacon sandwich DOES taste good...

[ummmm]

Only if it's smothered in ketchup!