"John Edgar" wrote in message
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How can it be inhumane? We are not dealing with humans, but animals and
vermin at that.


I'm assuming you are responding to a post which suggested that killing
squirrels by drowning might be considered inhumane?

Do you believe it is impossible to be inhumane to any non-human animal? If
so, how would you define 'humane'?

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"John Edgar" wrote in message
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How can it be inhumane? We are not dealing with humans, but animals and
vermin at that.


I'm assuming you are responding to a post which suggested that killing
squirrels by drowning might be considered inhumane?

Do you believe it is impossible to be inhumane to any non-human animal? If
so, how would you define 'humane'?


I think humane is treating any species with the dignity and kindness
that I would afford a 'human' under the same circumstances. In fact I
think some humans are the only creatures that I could delight in killing
slowly :-))
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I'd love to, when can we meet?(:-)

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Sue Begg
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I'd love to, when can we meet?(:-)

LOL it's not a pretty sight nowadays :-))
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Do not mess in the affairs of dragons - for
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Sue Begg
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I'd love to, when can we meet?(:-)

LOL it's not a pretty sight nowadays :-))

Snap!(:-)

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Sue Begg
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Do not mess in the affairs of dragons - for
you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

In fact I
think some humans are the only creatures that I could delight in
killing
slowly :-))

So you are just as bad, if not worse, than I am. At least I
differentiate between human animals and animal animals.
John

BAC wrote:
"John Edgar" wrote in message
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How can it be inhumane? We are not dealing with humans, but animals
and vermin at that.


I'm assuming you are responding to a post which suggested that killing
squirrels by drowning might be considered inhumane?

Do you believe it is impossible to be inhumane to any non-human
animal? If so, how would you define 'humane'?

From the Chambers Dictionary: -

humane adj 1 kind and sympathetic. 2 said of a killing: done with as little
pain and suffering as possible. 3 said of a branch of learning: aiming to
civilize and make more elegant and polite. humanely adverb. humaneness noun.

Nothing whatsoever to do with 'human' except it's usually humans doing the
killing.


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Do you believe it is impossible to be inhumane to any non-human animal?
If
so, how would you define 'humane'?

The treatment of humans in as respectful a manner as possible: animals
on an ad hoc basis.
John

"John Edgar" wrote in message
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Do you believe it is impossible to be inhumane to any non-human animal?
If
so, how would you define 'humane'?

The treatment of humans in as respectful a manner as possible: animals
on an ad hoc basis.

Interesting - you quote from the OED to define psychopath, but not 'humane',
why is that?

Couldn't be bothered to look it up.
John