[The Bacon Guy]

Quote by: Matt And again, its not all about population control, which is what you are entirely focussing on, its also about the deer themselves.

And what's best for the deer themselves is for them to have a population which doesn't exceed their habitat's ability to cope.

Other populations are mostly controlled by natural predation, deer on the other hand are a different story, so they require a different method.

That doesn't answer the question. Why do deer deserve this supposedly more humane treatment whereas other animals don't?

Quote by: Matt Impratical in your mind, not the deers. They would rather live.

Whether the deer want to live has no bearing on the practicality of neutering them.

Quote by: Matt How is killing by humans in North America natural?

Not specifically the killing by humans. Death is the natural manner of population control for all animals; not neutering.

If humans hadn't interfered, deer population would be kept in check by the killing of deer. Now that we have interfered, deer population is still kept in check by the killing of deer. What's is one ok but the other isn't?

Quote by: Matt That wasn't meant to prove that deer know what happens after they die, it was meant to show people, if we use common sense, what the deer would be thinking or feeling in those situations. Of course, it wouldn't be 100% accurate by any means, but unless someone can get into a deers mind, I think thats a pretty good guess.

What makes you think it's a good guess, other than that it supports your side of the debate?

Quote by: Matt You don't have to go looking for the book, though then you have no evidence to prove that there is no afterlife for animals. I do...in that book.

It's worthless if you can't provide any direct evidence in this debate. Come back when you're willing to make the effort to prove your argument.