The idea was that when faced with abundance one should consume abundantly: an idea that has survived to become the basis of our present economy. It is neither natural nor civilized, and even from a practical point of view it is to the last degree brutalizing and stupid.
I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are 40 freedoms without a blank spot on the map?
Love the animals, God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Don't trouble it. Don't harass them. Don't deprive them of their happiness. Don't work against God's intent.