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No one kills tegus as trophies. And no one kills animals to sell skins just for fun, they do it because they need the money. The reason some don't seem to be living in poverty is because they sell those skins. Who kills animals for skins "on the side"? It's a part of life for the people who do it. It's easy for you and I to say oh that look's so cruel, but in reality this isn't any different from what we do to get leather for shoes, or meat for our burgers. There are farms for skinned reptiles where the reptiles are allowed quite a bit of land I would imagine, and if not there are few things worse than the way our country treats cattle. If you eat beef, or pork, or chicken you should watch the movie Food.Inc and then try to argue your point. And no, meat is not absolutely necessary for everyone who is commenting on this thread. I'm not saying it isn't for rural villagers, but it isn't for Americans in today's society. I fish and kill some of what I catch, and I can honestly say that I have no issue with it. I eat meat, and I don't have a problem with it, so it would be totally hypocritical for anyone who isn't a vegan to judge the people who kill animals for hides. We support the killing of animals just as much as they do.

<blockquote data-quote="TegusRawsome80" data-source="post: 109788" data-attributes="member: 281"><p>No one kills tegus as trophies. And no one kills animals to sell skins just for fun, they do it because they need the money. The reason some don't seem to be living in poverty is because they sell those skins. Who kills animals for skins &quot;on the side&quot;? It's a part of life for the people who do it. It's easy for you and I to say oh that look's so cruel, but in reality this isn't any different from what we do to get leather for shoes, or meat for our burgers. There are farms for skinned reptiles where the reptiles are allowed quite a bit of land I would imagine, and if not there are few things worse than the way our country treats cattle. If you eat beef, or pork, or chicken you should watch the movie Food.Inc and then try to argue your point. And no, meat is not absolutely necessary for everyone who is commenting on this thread. I'm not saying it isn't for rural villagers, but it isn't for Americans in today's society. I fish and kill some of what I catch, and I can honestly say that I have no issue with it. I eat meat, and I don't have a problem with it, so it would be totally hypocritical for anyone who isn't a vegan to judge the people who kill animals for hides. We support the killing of animals just as much as they do.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="TegusRawsome80, post: 109788, member: 281"] No one kills tegus as trophies. And no one kills animals to sell skins just for fun, they do it because they need the money. The reason some don't seem to be living in poverty is because they sell those skins. Who kills animals for skins "on the side"? It's a part of life for the people who do it. It's easy for you and I to say oh that look's so cruel, but in reality this isn't any different from what we do to get leather for shoes, or meat for our burgers. There are farms for skinned reptiles where the reptiles are allowed quite a bit of land I would imagine, and if not there are few things worse than the way our country treats cattle. If you eat beef, or pork, or chicken you should watch the movie Food.Inc and then try to argue your point. And no, meat is not absolutely necessary for everyone who is commenting on this thread. I'm not saying it isn't for rural villagers, but it isn't for Americans in today's society. I fish and kill some of what I catch, and I can honestly say that I have no issue with it. I eat meat, and I don't have a problem with it, so it would be totally hypocritical for anyone who isn't a vegan to judge the people who kill animals for hides. We support the killing of animals just as much as they do. [/QUOTE]

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