[MD] dualism

[Dan Glover]

>From: Heather Perella <spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>Subject: Re: [MD] dualism
>Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:23:33 -0800 (PST)
>
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>      You know what.  That deer I saw running by.
>Well, my wife left after I saw the deer running by and
>called me on the phone saying is thinks she saw a deer
>in the neighbors yard.  I walked out to take a look,
>and there was the deer.  It was laying down dying.  It
>fell and slid down a small hill with red blood in the
>white snow.  The deer was kicking still, but not much.
>  Eventually after watching the deer, I walked up to
>his back, put my hand flatly on the deers side and
>said, "It's going to be ok."  I hummed a little, and
>then the deer took his last steady breaths.  I watched
>him until all the last big breaths that came ever once
>in awhile left, and I couldn't see the heart-beating
>anymore.  Somebody I know from work is coming over
>now, and we're going to cut up this gift to have some
>good food to eat.

[Dan]

Here a good percentage (well over half) of deer are infected with prion 
disease (mad cow) and there's much debate on the safety of the meat. I 
personally wouldn't take the chance. But then I eat very little meat anyway.

>I found a bullet hole in the skin.

[Dan]

Isn't hunting season over? Sounds like the work of a poacher? How terrible 
to shoot an animal then let it run away without tracking and finishing it 
off.

>It was a very calm experience being with this deer as
>he died.

[Dan]

I somehow doubt it was for the deer. It probably died cold and frightened 
and alone.