$50,000 to catch only 150 chickens?
The headline story in the April 30 edition discusses legislative proposals to reduce the Hawaii Island feral chicken population. It mentions a $50,000-funded Oahu project that captured a total of 150 chickens.
Where do I apply for a job that pays $333 for each cluck plucked?
Richard Hoeflinger
Keaau
The case for adoption instead of abortion
I believe that adoption is a better alternative to the abortion of a baby. I think that the women who don’t want the baby should continue with the pregnancy and eventually give the baby up for adoption if they truly don’t want it or know that they aren’t capable of taking care of it.
I understand that not everyone will agree with my point of view and believe that it’s up to that woman what she wants to do with her body, but that’s my very issue. The fetus of the child isn’t her own body. The fetus is a body and a life of its own and should be given the opportunity to live.
Though it is a difficult decision to make, choosing to continue the pregnancy and giving the baby up for adoption gives that child the chance of life with a family who is willing and capable of caring for it.
Not only does this offer the child a chance at life, it also offers families who aren’t capable of having children the opportunity to raise, love and care for a child like their own.
I understand if the woman or the fetus’s health and life is at a major risk, then unfortunately in that case I believe it may be acceptable. I also take into consideration the women who went through traumatic experiences such as rape and got pregnant without choice, but I still stand true to my opinion.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I am choosing to share mine. You never know who that child may turn out to be — they could change the world for good. But how would we know unless we actually give that child a chance?
Alaysia Hokulani Pickens
Pahoa