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Unacceptable comparison
A bear looks into a photographer�s lens in the Manitoba outdoors.
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Regarding Dennis Fenton's June 6 letter about your June 2 story Black bear was close enough to hug, the Free Press's decision to publish a letter comparing law-abiding hunters to killing-floor workers in a slaughterhouse is simply unacceptable.
Manitoba is home to hundreds of hunting and fishing outfitters and lodges. They are run by licensed, professional operators who happily comply with provincial wildlife laws and hunter's safety requirements, as well as their own personal moral and ethical standards and those of the larger hunting community. They are legitimate business people and have the right to do business without having their pursuits called into question in such a vulgar manner.
Not everyone supports hunting, and a diversity of opinion on the subject is perfectly acceptable and even welcome, as debate can sometimes help those who have never been involved in a hunt better understand this deep-rooted Canadian tradition.
However, to dismiss hunting in general as being akin to a slaughterhouse killing floor displays a profound lack of understanding and a remarkable absence of compassion for those who make it their life's work.
PAUL TURENNE
Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association
Winnipeg
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 8, 2012 A13
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