Why Is Hunting Wrong

Second the common hunting practices critics object to and call reckless are, for the most part, equally as safe as many other common activities. This is not to say that there are no possible dangers associated with hunting, or that it is even the safest sporting activity, but rather that a non-hunting person has a conceivably much larger risk of being put in danger doing everyday mundane activities than a hunter does while hunting. The practice of hunting, like any other sport, is comprised of numerous techniques all with their benefits and disadvantages. Each weapon has its advantages and disadvantages, but they are weapons and like all weapons are dangerous if used incorrectly. Both animal rights activists and advocates for severe gun …show more content…
No, hunting is not reckless. Hunting, as with every other activity of life, is prone to human errors and accident. As accidents are not evil, accidents that rarely occur as a result of hunting are not evil either. Third hunting practices are called cruel, another argument suffering from a lack of information. By definition hunting cannot be animal cruelty, at least in the eyes of the law. In the previously given example state of Missouri, hunters are not considered to be animal abusers as evidenced by the official government website of the Missouri General Assembly. According to their website under section 578.012. 1. a person commits the offense of animal abuse if he or she: Intentionally or purposefully kills an animal in any manner not allowed by or expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 578.005 to 578.023 and …show more content…
If hunting is evil, shouldn't driving be too? Surely something so much more consequential than hunting should be restricted as well, shouldn't it? No, because I believe while hunting and driving have the unfortunate consequences of causing some animal suffering, they both do so unintentionally. So if hunting is not cruel as driving is not cruel, and hunting is not legally defined as being cruel, is it cruel? Is hunting a cruel and evil thing? Are hunters morally corrupt sadists for participating in an activity knowing that if they have an accident an animal will suffer because of it? No. Hunting cannot be defined as cruel for the outcome of its mistakes or the rate at which its mistakes happen and it also cannot be defined as cruel by legal definition or by intention, so I argue the answer to the question 'Is hunting cruel?' is