newloaf

Right. But people don't decry factory farming (which means big argibusiness, not all farming) because it's efficient or uses modern techniques. People object to the treatment of animals and their living conditions, which vary widely among different operations.

I admire your stance (like everyone else on Reddit), but I have to disagree that 'the show must go on'. It's Scouts, not children's hospital. Your colleagues would be doing much more for their charges, especially the gay ones, if they all walked out. That kind of action cannot be ignored, even in the short term.

I can't see how anyone with basic English reading/comprehension skills can be surprised to discover where on the spectrum Mr. Miller's political opinions fall.

You will get slightly fatter every year!

I think going after the markets and destroying demand for the products of the hunt must be the most effective strategy. You can't argue with people who have an economic interest in seal hunting. They'll continue what they're doing until extinction, just like the logging industry and the oil industry in Alberta.