Feral hogs cause problems nationwide. They dig up crops, eat seeds, disrupt ecosystems, all of which cause monetary damage. This foreign species (foreign to N. America) is responsible for $800 million in damages to the farming industry every year!! (check it) If these animals are detrimental to ecosystems, we have to decide what to do. If humans introduced them to this continent (and we did), then humans are responsible for the damage. We are responsible to God for the damage that we cause God's land long term, and for the lowered production of his land in the short term.
For this reason I think that any responsible ecologically minded individual would understand that we need to get rid of feral hogs here in the USA. We as humans are responsible for cleaning up this mess that we caused. We could even use the meat to feed some lower income families if we need to. For people who are vegetarians they could opt out of the meat.
Some may object to the killing of these wild animals. Let me remind them that these animals serve no purpose in the N. American ecosystem except to cause damage. If one still objects I think maybe they could raise funding to move the animals somewhere else. But, they should know that the people in that other place will probably eat them anyways.
For this reason I think that any responsible ecologically minded individual would understand that we need to get rid of feral hogs here in the USA. We as humans are responsible for cleaning up this mess that we caused. We could even use the meat to feed some lower income families if we need to. For people who are vegetarians they could opt out of the meat.
Some may object to the killing of these wild animals. Let me remind them that these animals serve no purpose in the N. American ecosystem except to cause damage. If one still objects I think maybe they could raise funding to move the animals somewhere else. But, they should know that the people in that other place will probably eat them anyways.
Kathi Said,
I've seen the damage feral hogs do first-hand. My neighbor says he's killed over 60 of them this year, and they've nearly destroyed his hayfield. We don't have as much land as he does, and his goes much further back into the "wilds" than ours. I hope I never meet one face-to-face.
Joyfully,
Kathi in Oklahoma
Posted on October 28, 2008 at 4:24 PM