Even though it seems like hunting animals is justified as a free source of food, in reality nothing could be further from the truth.   While hunting may on its face seem like an inexpensive way to provide sustenance, its massive “hidden costs” (clothing, transportation maintenance, fuel, equipment, guns, ammunition, licenses, etc.) actually make it an extremely inefficient way to provide for you & your family. And once you factor in the massive amount of time it takes to find your victims and all the hunts where very few or no animals are “bagged”, you start to realize that gardening* is not only a far healthier (and far less cruel) way to provide for the ones you love, but also a far less expensive and time-consuming one as well.

P.S. By the way, if you have access to anything that allows you to read this post, then you do not need to hunt to survive.

 

Current status of this Myth: Denuded
Justification it provides for eating animals: NONE

(*It requires an astoundingly small plot of land to provide you &/or your family with a wide array of fruits & vegetables … And even if you don’t have open space of your own, community gardening is a wonderful option that is gaining popularity all over the world — even on top of the tallest high-rises in the world’s largest cities.)

Filed under: Minimizing the Myths of Meat by Scaughdt