Did you see where Harvesters gave away 4 tons of venison (read: deer meat) to needy people in the area, after receiving all the deer that were shot in Shawnee Mission Park?
That's 8,000 pounds of meat to go into all kinds of food to feed and help the less-advantaged and needy.
I'm all about eating healthy and I do eat less meat--especially red meat--myself, personally and while not a vegetarian, I do recognize that eating less meat is far healthier for you. If you've read anything here, you also know I'm not crazy for guns (understatement of the year).
And then there's the issue of having killed all these deer in Shawnee Mission Park instead of trying to, I don't know, herd them up or something and take them elsewhere.
But you know what?
The PETA and all the other people against them killing animals--any animals--come down wrong on this one.
There were far too many deer in the park--I don't think anyone on either side would dispute that--and the herd needed to be shrunk in size.
So they came to the conclusion that these deer could, should and would be killed.
And while that's unfortunate, you have to look at the improvement of the situation in the park, along with the feeding of what has to be thousands of needy people in the area and come to the conclusion that this, indeed, was a darned fine idea.
Check out some of the facts:
"Harvesters received 11,359 pounds of venison from the culling of the Shawnee Mission deer. The Johnson County Human Services Department received 500 pounds for distribution to its food pantries"
"...most of the meat will go to food pantries" and "...some will be served at free-meal programs."
"Darrell Cantrell, executive chef at Micah Ministries’ Monday dinners, said the venison provided by Harvesters will provide 1,600 meals for people who come for dinner."
“'We feed the neighbors, the homeless and the poor every Monday,' Cantrell said. 'We serve between 430 and 500 people each week, and those numbers have been going up.'”
And this is just a small amount of the people who were helped.
So, sorry PETA. On this one, you come down on the wrong side of the issue for once.
Holidays or no holidays.
Links: http://www.harvesters.org/
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The deer are better off in lesser numbers--their habitat is preserved, fewer of them starve or get hit by cars. The most practical way to do this is with strategic hunting. The meat benefits people. The deer herd is healthier. A win-win in my book.
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