while i have not always been a hunter, I guess mine goes back to childhood growing up on a beef cattle farm. i was hands-on even having my own cow and calves but at the end of the day, they still had to be loaded on the truck to go to market. my cow’s name was HenriettaI guess I'm just too much of a city girl whose main experience with animals are as pets. My cats are family members to me. If I name an animal it becomes an individual that I care about.