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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 2774804" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>This reminds me of the story of Porky the wild hog. There was once a family in Southwestern Oklahoma named the Bradys. Their property was frequently visited by a herd of wild hogs. They took a great liking to the hogs, to the point that they started naming them. There was a large and majestic boar named Porky who was the head boar of this particular herd. The family got to know these hogs quite well and even got to the point that they could walk up to them, pet them, and generally treat them like pets. Little Sarah Brady even gave Porky a fancy gold chain necklace that looked very stylish nestled among his curly chest hair. Porky became quite well known in the area, to the point of being a bit of a local celebrity to some of the nearby city folk. He was even featured on local news wearing his gold chain necklace and a Hawaiian shirt. School kids would sometimes take field trips to go see Porky. Of course being wild animals, the hogs would wander not only on the Bradys' property, but several of the adjoining neighbors' properties as well. The Bradys did not put up fences or otherwise try to enclose the hogs. Now while the hogs were beloved by the Bradys and were always protected and cared for whenever they were on their property, not all of the Bradys' neighbors felt the same about wild hogs. Many considered them outright pests. A couple of the neighbors leased their land to a hunting company who would sell hunts to hog hunters who were after large trophy boars. This was profitable enough that the hunting company even took to baiting the hogs by leaving feeders and food plots in order to lure them to their property, so as to better sell hunts. One day Porky caught the sweet scent of corn and wandered onto the wrong neighbor's property. Dr. Milk, a proctologist from Oklahoma City, had paid to hunt the property and killed Porky at a feeder. He did not realize it was the beloved hog until he saw the necklace on his dead carcass. The Bradys were heartbroken, as was everyone who knew of Porky. However, everyone realized the basic truth that wild animals are mobile by nature; and while they may be protected in one area, they are nothing but a game animal in another. This was obvious enough to most people that even if they loved Porky, nobody tried to get Dr. Milk fired, protested outside his proctology practice, or sent death threats to him. The only ones who were really upset were fringe elements like the Lawton Vegan Society and the local PETA chapter, who are of course against all animal killing. Most regarded these groups as whackos, and the whole thing as not being particularly newsworthy. It was quickly forgotten in the local media and in most people's minds. The one lesson that most people did learn from the incident is that if you want to protect a particular animal, you should prevent it from traveling to property where hunting is allowed; and if an animal is killed in such a way, you have nothing to complain about, no matter how much you liked the animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 2774804, member: 4235"] This reminds me of the story of Porky the wild hog. There was once a family in Southwestern Oklahoma named the Bradys. Their property was frequently visited by a herd of wild hogs. They took a great liking to the hogs, to the point that they started naming them. There was a large and majestic boar named Porky who was the head boar of this particular herd. The family got to know these hogs quite well and even got to the point that they could walk up to them, pet them, and generally treat them like pets. Little Sarah Brady even gave Porky a fancy gold chain necklace that looked very stylish nestled among his curly chest hair. Porky became quite well known in the area, to the point of being a bit of a local celebrity to some of the nearby city folk. He was even featured on local news wearing his gold chain necklace and a Hawaiian shirt. School kids would sometimes take field trips to go see Porky. Of course being wild animals, the hogs would wander not only on the Bradys' property, but several of the adjoining neighbors' properties as well. The Bradys did not put up fences or otherwise try to enclose the hogs. Now while the hogs were beloved by the Bradys and were always protected and cared for whenever they were on their property, not all of the Bradys' neighbors felt the same about wild hogs. Many considered them outright pests. A couple of the neighbors leased their land to a hunting company who would sell hunts to hog hunters who were after large trophy boars. This was profitable enough that the hunting company even took to baiting the hogs by leaving feeders and food plots in order to lure them to their property, so as to better sell hunts. One day Porky caught the sweet scent of corn and wandered onto the wrong neighbor's property. Dr. Milk, a proctologist from Oklahoma City, had paid to hunt the property and killed Porky at a feeder. He did not realize it was the beloved hog until he saw the necklace on his dead carcass. The Bradys were heartbroken, as was everyone who knew of Porky. However, everyone realized the basic truth that wild animals are mobile by nature; and while they may be protected in one area, they are nothing but a game animal in another. This was obvious enough to most people that even if they loved Porky, nobody tried to get Dr. Milk fired, protested outside his proctology practice, or sent death threats to him. The only ones who were really upset were fringe elements like the Lawton Vegan Society and the local PETA chapter, who are of course against all animal killing. Most regarded these groups as whackos, and the whole thing as not being particularly newsworthy. It was quickly forgotten in the local media and in most people's minds. The one lesson that most people did learn from the incident is that if you want to protect a particular animal, you should prevent it from traveling to property where hunting is allowed; and if an animal is killed in such a way, you have nothing to complain about, no matter how much you liked the animal. [/QUOTE]
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