Can you eat? cut? or think?

Yeah. You are right. I am also a vegetarian.

Let us make others vegetarian too.

thank you for your response.

HI.... I have started a discussion months ago on tiger and human conflict. Here is a link and you may read. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2624459.aspx well, when a read todays newspaper just before sometime i saw that again a leopard enters in the city and was confined on deep mud. Some villagers rescued but the forest officers did not arrived on proper time and thats why he was not tranquilized and got hurt on the rescue time. You may read here. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar0512/city05 so, in this case we cant blame human but in the topic of my discussion the leopard was killed brutally. It is crystal clear that in a society both evil and decent people exists and it is the luck of that leopard where he has entered. I have checked your first link where the organization proudly declaring that they have all the facilities to kill deer and bear. How pathetic and ridiculous. Here in India, no one can hunt publicly a wildlife. A noted filmstar was punished for the same when he hunted a deer on the rest time of shooting. Again, most bird species are in danger now and thats why it should be banned to kill them on the name of entertainment. There are some birds which cant be claimed by a nation as it's coz such birds are migratory and move from a continent to another continent. Actually we need a world wide voice against such cruelty. Have a nice time.

I have read your discussion on the tiger. I agree that we take more and more away of their natural habitat and environment. Hence they look elsewhere for food, even if they are close to humans. I have to say that I have absolutely no direct experience with big cats like tigers, lions etc. All my knowledge about them is based on books and TV documentaries. I've read that especially tigers are extremely dangerous, even to humans as they are unpredictable. When they are hungry they'll attack almost any animal. Other big cats can be tamed while the tiger is very difficult to tame. So, imo, if a human is attacked by a tiger he should have the right to defend his life, even if this means shooting at the animal. I would say though that if it's possible, i.e. if you have enough time to decide you should not kill the animal but just injure it but I guess most people would want to make sure that the cat doesn't pose a threat anymore. Nevertheless, we should do everything that such situations don't even occur. We should stay away from those animals and leave them and their environment alone, build fences for protection of villages if necessary. It is or course a totally different topic if tigers (or other animals) are shot just because of unfounded fear or just because they CAN be dangerous. there are many such ''organisations'' that promote animal hunting. It is really a shame that laws give them the right to do so. I once heard a very true statement in the news by a news presenter who was criticing a fire department that didn't extinguish a house fire because the house owner had forgotten to pay the respective insurance fee: ''just because it's legal doesn't mean it's right''. It would be nice to hear such statements in regard to animals, too. yes, birds know no frontiers. They fly where they want and need to go. Birds are one of the most threatened animal classes. They are an indicator of the state of the environment because they are very sensitive to changes in the landscape and to all sorts of toxins like pesticides for example. Yes, we need to combine all our efforts in the world to protect animals and nature on the whole. We need to make environmental awareness a key factor of the education of our children and we need to teach them not to ignore other living beings but to learn as much about them as possible and respect them of course.

I have no first-hand experiences with tigers or other big cats but I've witnessed birds attacking me when I walked along a lane near a farm where those birds (I think it was swallows) raised their young. They didn't touch me but I had to duck my head so they wouldn't hit me. There's also a case where a photographer was attacked by a tawny owl which was also raising its young and he lost an eye (refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawny_Owl ) There are two kinds of situations in which - imo - humans can be attacked by wild animals without warning: the mentioned ''caring mothers'' and hungry animals. I can very well imagine that a tiger which is very hungry and sees a man will attack him. Don't you think this could happen? Sharks are also known for attacking surfers without warning although some say that they mistake the surf board for seals. In the book I'm currently reading ''Der Farbige Brehm'' the author writes that a lion for example usually doesn't attack a human because the lion is deceived by the height of the human. But as soon as the lion notices fear in the eyes of the human or the human starts running away the hungry lion will probably pursue and attack. But I think that such attacks are often exaggerated and the respective animals are described as monsters which they are not. Someone who has been attacked by a wild animal either wasn't careful enough or he was looking for confrontation. We also need to respect the animals' territories and we shouldn't intervene. In cases where humans and dangerous animals live together in one place we should rather set value on protection than on extermination.

I totally agree with you... Self defense is fair but surely brutality is not acceptable.

Hi sree.... Some animal activist try to talk with villagers saying that they can handle the situation but they did not listen to anyone and before rescue forest team comes, they already killed that leopard. I dont think what self defense means actually? Why to show that how much nasty minded they are. If they, then just to keep it on themselves. Is not it sree and anand? Have a nice time.

Hi anand. In this world, humans are the most dangerous living creature. Self defense is good but there should be a limit. We should not show our barbaric act on the name of defense. It is harsh. Wild life never attacks human first. We misjudge quiet often. have a nice time.

Exactly.

can not read

Come here to join the mob.

thats fun.

I am also a vegetarian.

You are right my friend. I also think that.

thank you for your response.

Hi enelym... Well, the leopard attacked a person then he gathered a mob by shouting here and there. They never tried to call forest department and when animal activists arrived they assaulted them and rushed to attack the leopard. It was better to chase him away to jungle instead of killing him. Have a nice time.