Louis makes a kill.
I was removing my dog's food bowls outside for ants were swarming them. So I ant-proofed a new bowl of food by putting the food bowl in a larger bowl with 1/2" of water. but I still smelled the stench of death... how obvious once I really scanned the patio. The (23% I'd say) remains of a squirrel. The squirrels must taunt my puppy boy as he watches them eat his food. Louis hadn't made a kill in well over a year that I was aware of. Back to topic: I'm not touching that! Thousands (I'm guessing) of maggots were writhing in pure delight I'm certain. Yuck. So I used a metal dust pan and scooped it up into a trash bag. then hosed off the patio, washed my hands. Got my dog some fresh water and ran errands as planned.
where do maggots come from? can they travel fast once a target is detected? Yuck. I didn't mind spraying the ants or those little critters away like ashes from the barbeque grill.
but a few weeks ago I was lying in bed reading and a moth came and landed on my nose. I was careful to close him in my hand, get up, go to the back door and release him. Even though he could have possibly ruined my new suit, and it was a hassle for me, I felt a connection, and wished to preserve his life. I guess we're all selective on where we draw the line. it had as much right to live as those maggots.
one more thing. In Genesis it's pretty clear from the get-go that humans are meant to be vegetarians. So I'm wondering: Breeding animals for slaughter only, is that any way comparable to cloning humans or stem cell research?