On 8 Aug 2004 04:59:08 -0700, (Donald L Ferrt) wrote:

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On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:24:21 +0100, Derek wrote:

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:41:40 GMT, wrote:

Grass raised cattle products
contribute to less wildlife deaths, better wildlife habitat, and
better lives for cattle than soy or rice products. ·

No, it doesn't. Grass fed beef accumulates collateral
deaths like any other beef.

[The Animal Damage Control (ADC) program
is administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture under its Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS). One of ADC's
biggest and most controversial activities is killing
coyotes and other predators, primarily to protect
western livestock.

Under pressure from ranchers, the U.S. government
exterminates tens of thousands of predator and
"nuisance" animals each year.

How would it be better if they did not?

Well when you kill the resident coyote population, you often get
coming into the region many more coyotes filling the territiry that
was defended by the coyote pair you killed there! They often kill
sheep and calves!

So somehow the solution is to never kill predators and
nuisance animals?

Also on many ranches like the Lasater Ranch in
Colorado, they don't kill and eliminate ground squirrels! Ranchers
who do this often force coyotes into killing sheep and calves!

I believe humans will always have to kill other animals in order
to maintain our position. If we don't, I believe some type of
animal(s) will populate to the point that they destroy our way of
life.