"Evil" animals

[Silver_dragon87]

This is my third rant post in a row, so I do apologize if I'm running out of steam by now. One more for the money.

 

Humans vs. animals. Ongoing, is it not? That's not quite what I'm getting at with this rant, however. What I would like to discuss is the notion of evil animals--that they're out to get you. The whole notion is ridiculous. The big bad wolf, the evil creature that would attack you as soon as look at you. The very idea is, and sorry for the slip to lower language, retarded. It's lunacy. Every creature on the planet is probably more afraid of you than you are of it--because it's likely never seen you before. It has NO IDEA what the fuck you are, and to say that it hates you down to the core of its very being is no more than human arrogance. A puma is not out to get you because you're a human and it's an evil, wild creature. Even the very word, wild, has connotations of savagery and maliciousness. To think that any animal that doesn't curl up at your feet, or that you don't fully understand, is evil or even dangerous is idiocy.

 

Case in point, the cat. The good Christian people didn't understand the cat. So what did they do? They burned them. Then, they celebrated their victory over the evil creature.

 

Humans want to hunt deer, and the wolves are their predators. So, the obvious answer is to kill all the wolves and call them evil. That justifies it, doesn't it? Wolves are creatures of the devil--destroying them is God's work, is it not? Excellent, job well done, chaps.

 

I am so sick of human arrogance, of this notion that just because we evolved a certain way, we not only do NOT have a responsibility to TEND to the planet, but that we actually have the RIGHT to use it as we wish, I could throw up. I soon may. The only creatures that should be shot for the sheer good of it are humans.

 

See my rant on humanity in speak your mind.

 

That's all. Just wanted to say that people are idiots and no animal is evil. It may frighten you, it may even attack you, but an animal is never evil. That is a privilege only humans are graced with, for we are the only creatures to invent consequences, then completely disregard them. All hail the lords of the universe.

 

[Jhony5]

My god I actualy agree with you.

 

Weird?

 

Your right though. In Yellowstone mankind decided that the wolves were a threat to the bussiness of selling admission to our national parks as well as a threat to ranchers whom tend to livestock along the outskirts of the park. So what did we do. Ya buddy, we had a good 'ol fashioned mass wolf killing. That inevitably removed wolves from the park entirely. Well, as you might be aware, wolves are predatory animals. And as you might also be aware predatory animals are a vital part of the eco-system. This lesson was learned the hard way. The vegative growth around Yellowstone was depleting at an alarming rate. Grasses, wild flowers, and even small trees were disappearing from the natural landscape. well about 10 years ago ecologists started taking a look at why this is. They viewed pictures that were taken decades ago from specific locations in the park, then they re-took the pictures and did some compare and contrast. I've seen these pictures and was floored at how a once lush and vibrant landscape had turned to what looked like scrub land. Why was this? Well it was determined that due to the lack of one of the only natural predators in the area of plant eating animals, the land was being way over grazed. Humans had stepped in and thrown off the natural cycle and almost ruined one of the most beutiful landscapes in America. They have since re-intreduced wolves to Yellowstone and the situation is getting better. It was money that motivated the slaughter of wolves in Yellowstone. A concern of both the parks department who stood to lose money from tourist whom didn't want to share nature with the wolves, as well as the ranchers who were losing profits due to they're livestock being preyed upon.

[builder]

Actually there are animals that become "evil", in our loose definition of the term.

 

There's an old saying that elephants never forget. Perhaps they simply never forgive?

 

Rogue elephants are those who have killed people repeatedly, and also take out their frustrations on symbols of mankind, like vehicles, structures, and farms. Perhaps they are just really pissed off? Human traits? Yeah.

 

Call them murderers and vandals, but in areas where elephants are protected, court orders can be given for the removal or killing of such rogues.

 

I guess that pachyderms, as the largest walking mammal on earth, are similar to humans in respect to wanting revenge?

 

Whales have historically been accorded the same type of reputation. Another mammal, Moby Dick was such a critter. Despite popular myth, sperm whales do not eat people. They attack boats for revenge.

 

Wild dogs, and even a pack of "tame" dogs, can and do kill for pleasure. To prevent this happening, this type of dog is usually put down. There is no revenge behind this type of behaviour. Dogs hunt in packs; not always for food.

 

Sharks such as the great white shark and the tiger shark, often attack humans for sport, throwing their target around like a cat would play with a ball of wool. This is well documented.

 

Tigers in Indonesia that are finding their habitat being encroached by farming and logging activities often kill people without eating their targets.

 

Territorial? Maybe. Evil? I think so.

[Jhony5]

Yep, I have to agree here. If i'm walking through the woods just minding my own bizz and then I get mauled by a pack of wild dogs, well i'm probably gonna be left with the distinct impression that I was subjected to evil. To me the word "evil" is defined as an intentional malicious act meant to cause harm to another. I draw no distinction if my leg is mauled off by dogs or an 'evil' cave monster. To me they both would come off as evil.

[builder]

To me the word "evil" is defined as an intentional malicious act meant to cause harm to another. I draw no distinction if my leg is mauled off by dogs or an 'evil' cave monster. To me they both would come off as evil.

 

Sounds like an ambulance case either way.