The Sierra Club Chooses Killers over Advocates for Life
and Nature
By: Paul Watson
On April 21st, 2006, Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,
commemorated John Muir’s 168th birthday by saluting Muir’s anti-hunting philosophy in an article that
accompanied his resignation as Sierra Club National Director, only a few days prior. We have decided
to reawaken Paul’s article, as we feel that it is a profound piece, which echoes the feelings of many
environmental, conservation and animal rights activists, alike. Thank you for allowing us to post this.
Please click on Paul’s photo above to visit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s website. In Unity…
The Sierra Club Chooses Killers over Advocates for Life and Nature By Paul Watson
My resignation from the Sierra Club received more letters of support for condemning hunting than
criticisms and this was to be expected considering that more than 80% of Sierra Club members do
not hunt.
Of the few who were critical of my anti-hunting position, they reportedly took offense to my remarks as
being anti-hunting(of course they were) and they insisted that hunters were a strong conservation lobby
and thus essential to protecting wildlife and wildlife habitats.
I probably should have been more definitive of my position. Instead of stating that I was anti-hunting or opposed to hunters, I should have said that I am
anti-killing and opposed to killers.
The choice is really between endorsing the infliction of pain, suffering and death or opposing the infliction of pain, suffering and death.
Read Full Story Here . . . .
commemorated John Muir’s 168th birthday by saluting Muir’s anti-hunting philosophy in an article that
accompanied his resignation as Sierra Club National Director, only a few days prior. We have decided
to reawaken Paul’s article, as we feel that it is a profound piece, which echoes the feelings of many
environmental, conservation and animal rights activists, alike. Thank you for allowing us to post this.
Please click on Paul’s photo above to visit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s website. In Unity…
The Sierra Club Chooses Killers over Advocates for Life and Nature By Paul Watson
My resignation from the Sierra Club received more letters of support for condemning hunting than
criticisms and this was to be expected considering that more than 80% of Sierra Club members do
not hunt.
Of the few who were critical of my anti-hunting position, they reportedly took offense to my remarks as
being anti-hunting(of course they were) and they insisted that hunters were a strong conservation lobby
and thus essential to protecting wildlife and wildlife habitats.
I probably should have been more definitive of my position. Instead of stating that I was anti-hunting or opposed to hunters, I should have said that I am
anti-killing and opposed to killers.
The choice is really between endorsing the infliction of pain, suffering and death or opposing the infliction of pain, suffering and death.
Read Full Story Here . . . .
