Eric Sowards
English 1001.014
Professor Fetters
March 7, 2017
Should Stricter Laws Be Placed on Animal Hunting? It is very common for many people to hunt animals as a “sport” but hunting is not a sport in any sense, it is murder. There should be stricter laws placed on killing animals and selling their parts. In the past, people hunted for survival and for food. However, that is not the case now. People shouldn’t be allowed to hunt because it is inhumane. Hunters are killing endangered species to trade their fur and ivory, not for food or survival. There needs to be more awareness and action taking place. All animals have rights and this issue needs to be taken more seriously and effectively. As I was researching hunting and animal cruelty, …show more content…
Chris Fitch believes that hunting does not control the population of animals and that it is wrong indefinitely. He uses Will Travers, President and CEO of the Born Free Foundation to support his claims. Travers states that there are less than 20,000 wild lions across Africa. Whereas, “In 1900, there were as many as one million lions across Africa” (Fitch, 3). Fitch talks against trophy hunting and discusses how it is an issue. He states, “While trophy hunting is considered an important management tool for conserving wild land, providing financial resources for lion conservation for both governments and local communities, it is also potentially a threat…depending on how it is regulated and managed” (Fitch, 4). Fitch gives many arguments to support his claim that everyone needs to take action against animal hunting. He discusses trade in lion parts and habitat loss. Fitch says, “As we see lion population’s decline, so we see trade in lion parts and derivatives, legal and illegal, going up significantly” (Fitch, 5). This shows that selling animal parts is increasing with the killing of these …show more content…
If we don’t start doing something about this issue now, who knows how much worse it will get. This is a serious problem that people have overlooked and not thought about enough. Stricter laws and permits need to be placed on hunting animals if we want to resolve this issue once and for all. I, personally, am a huge animal lover and it upsets me that we have let this get out of control. I think laws should be made and protests she be put in to action to resolve it. Animals are living creatures that do not deserve to be treated any less than human
English 1001.014
Professor Fetters
March 7, 2017
Should Stricter Laws Be Placed on Animal Hunting? It is very common for many people to hunt animals as a “sport” but hunting is not a sport in any sense, it is murder. There should be stricter laws placed on killing animals and selling their parts. In the past, people hunted for survival and for food. However, that is not the case now. People shouldn’t be allowed to hunt because it is inhumane. Hunters are killing endangered species to trade their fur and ivory, not for food or survival. There needs to be more awareness and action taking place. All animals have rights and this issue needs to be taken more seriously and effectively. As I was researching hunting and animal cruelty, …show more content…
Chris Fitch believes that hunting does not control the population of animals and that it is wrong indefinitely. He uses Will Travers, President and CEO of the Born Free Foundation to support his claims. Travers states that there are less than 20,000 wild lions across Africa. Whereas, “In 1900, there were as many as one million lions across Africa” (Fitch, 3). Fitch talks against trophy hunting and discusses how it is an issue. He states, “While trophy hunting is considered an important management tool for conserving wild land, providing financial resources for lion conservation for both governments and local communities, it is also potentially a threat…depending on how it is regulated and managed” (Fitch, 4). Fitch gives many arguments to support his claim that everyone needs to take action against animal hunting. He discusses trade in lion parts and habitat loss. Fitch says, “As we see lion population’s decline, so we see trade in lion parts and derivatives, legal and illegal, going up significantly” (Fitch, 5). This shows that selling animal parts is increasing with the killing of these …show more content…
If we don’t start doing something about this issue now, who knows how much worse it will get. This is a serious problem that people have overlooked and not thought about enough. Stricter laws and permits need to be placed on hunting animals if we want to resolve this issue once and for all. I, personally, am a huge animal lover and it upsets me that we have let this get out of control. I think laws should be made and protests she be put in to action to resolve it. Animals are living creatures that do not deserve to be treated any less than human