Excuse Me? 'Violence' Against Animals Means A Likelihood of Violence Against People?

"Said Silver: 'When killing becomes mechanized, it's all too easy. Scientific literature makes it clear that when someone engages in violence against animals, that person is more likely to commit violence against people.' "

What literature? Is this the new mantra from the anti-gun, anti hunting cabal?

The Palm Beach Environmental Coalition is going after a Florida Marlins relief pitcher, Logan Kensing, who occasionally hunts wild pigs on a private family farm from a helicopter. Now, I've never given much thought to how using a chopper plays into "fair chase" philosophy. But the wording from this extreme group is extremely disturbing. Here in Ohio, we have a horrible wild pig problem, and the Ohio Division of Wildlife has directed that hunters can take a wild pig anytime - day or night - with no limits and no closed season, due to the incredible destructiveness of the animal.

What's worse is that the so-called "environmental group" gave his team an ultimatum: The Marlins have 10 days to make Kensing agree to stop, and reprimand him "for behavior that isn't one of a role model," or they will "infiltrate" the fan base and start public protests to embarrass the Major League Baseball franchise.

No matter your thoughts on whether using a helicopter to hunt is "sporting," this language shows a new low to which these folks are willing to stoop to plead their case with the public and media.

Let's look at that quote again: "Scientific literature makes it clear that when someone engages in violence against animals, that person is more likely to commit violence against people . . ."

For every hunter out there who says he is not worried about the gun control crowd, who continually try to make firearms the cause of all "violence," here is one more piece of proof that they should keep eyes and ears open. Its obvious the anti-hunting extremists are in lock-step with the gun registration/gun control bunch.

Just look at the language.