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So, if you don't want to loose any of your animals to the wild predators, how would you protect them from the bears? And why shouldn't others be able to have good stewardship over their animals and protect them from the bears? Nobody has suggested hunting them to extinction, just hunting them down to numbers that the habitat can support. And as far as the royal pedestal, just remember that it was God that gave humans dominion over animals and put us above them on that pedestal.
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I'm really glad that you would do whatever was needed to protect your family, but what if the need was getting rid of the nearby hungry bear family that was going to eat your kids or pets. Maybe you could stand in the yard and throw rocks at them or just talk them into leaving. Remember, humans are also predators. God gave us instincts too. Those instincts tell us to protect our family and possessions from large predatory animals that are wandering into our yard. And we are at the top of the food chain.
Yes, humans have over populated and irresponsibly taken over animal habitat. Would you suggest that we thin the human population. You can't really do that without killing people or stopping reproduction. Who will be first? Who will be culled? Who will be restricted from reproducing? Will you volunteer your family? Perhaps we should start knocking down homes and other buildings to make room for more habitat. After all, bears were here before any people or buildings. Will you volunteer your home first? Maybe the building you work in? Maybe your school? You make the sacrifice first.
It's nice to altruistic and want humans and animals to live in perfect harmony, but that's not always realistic. Bears are a serious threat. I for one would not sacrifice my family's safety and let them roam my neighborhood just because they were here before my house was built 100 years ago. And it is just wrong to expect others to sit idly by in the face of such a threat. JMHO