How many of you have ever apologized to an animal?

I did last night..I was walking barefoot and didnt notice a sort of odd snail snake thing and I trod on it by mistake and squashed it..dead

so I apologized...didnt mean to

^^^This^^^ everything is sacred

Stop being a disrespectful little prick.
Most hunters I know don't hunt for "The Sport" or the thrill of the kill.
I hunt and fish for food. It's cheap, healthy food.
1/3 of my take goes to a food pantry and I give a lot of it away to friends and family.
Hey...a lot of us are feeding people who can't provide for themselves
I'd never hunt bear or coyotes or any kind of trophy animal cuz I truly believe that is wrong.
I don't have a single deer head or any reminder of any hunt on my walls or in my home.
Explain to me the difference between an owl or cat or bear or coyote taking down an animal for food and a human taking down an animal for food?
We're all animals and we all gotta eat.

Everyone in the house apologizes when they wrong one of the animals.
It's only polite to apologize when you step on someone's tail.

i do apologize but i think most animals are drama queens, as in they make some so small such a big deal.

This is what we have been taught to do. Whenever we kill something for meat from the wild we have been taught to lay tobacco and give thanks for that animal giving its life that we can feed our families. We actually do this with plants for food (once a season) and medicine (each daily need). It seems one of the things that is wrong in this world is the general lack of appreciation, consideration, and respect which we are trying to preserve.

many times

Nope. I apologize to my plants if they're thirsty and I haven't watered them in a few days, and I apologize to bugs when I take them outside, "I'm sorry little buddy. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here."

No the real worry is when we DO NOT apologize to plants and animals.

I always talk to the animals..:) Dr Doolittle was one of my fav movies..

The other night , a giant bullfrog was trying to make his way across the road..after a nice rain..I was traveling at a pretty high speed and tried to swerve around him, but alas, I heard the poor little thing 'pop' under my tire.

I had tears in my eyes, and said 'Im so sorry' about a dozen times..I felt so horrible. I know he probably passed fast.

Wow.

Lots of votes tallied with this survey.

Add another yes to the pile.


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I walk barefoot usually everyday.
So nice with the extreme warm weather,
it's like summer in late Winter.

I try to be so aware while walking,
whether ants, snails or snipers hiding behind the neighbours garage,
I try to stay aware.