Should Hunting Wildlife be Banned?

Protection of endangered species has been an agreement all over the world, but hunting normal wildlife is controversy. Animal protectors object to hunting and declare that hunting is unfair and immoral to animals because hunters stalk prey with rifle or bow and kill them cruelty. Hunting supporters argue that hunting is human instinct and human could hunt specify animals with legal permission. This essay presents an overview of opinions from both sides.

The controversy between hunting and anti-hunting are still in contention because the participants and purposes are not been distinguished and classified clearly, With regard to Causey [1] , these participants can be separated to two categories: shooters or sports hunters. Shooters incorporate hunters who trail prey for sustain their life such as Inuit or Indians. Sport hunting are indicated hunter pursue for trophy or award or reputation. The dispute of hunting are caused by sports hunter following.

Ms. Causey [1] believes that this kind of hunting is unethical and should be forbidden because sports hunter kill prey for pleasure. She said: “Sport hunters are those who take immense pleasure in the hunt itself and who kill in order to have had an authentic hunting experience”.

Sports hunting apologists protest that sports hunting cannot be classified as immoral activities simply because there are standard rules accepted by hunters that support ethical judgments about hunting. Mr. List [2] claim that sports hunting are ethical and moral under these standard rules because contestant required to entry an unfamiliar environment without human controlled. It trials the contestant abilities such as tenacity, courage, moderation, and discipline. As the result, winners who pass the trial...

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Works Cited

[1] A. S. Causey, "On the Morality of Hunting," Environmental Ethics, vol. 11, pp. 327-343, 4 November 1989.

[2] C. J. List, "On the Moral Distinctiveness of Sport Hunting," Environmental Ethics, vol. 26, pp. 155-169, Summer 2004.

[3] G. E. Rosen and K. F. Smith, "Summarizing the Evidence on the International Trade in Illegal Wildlife," EcoHealth, vol. 7, no. 1612-9202, pp. 24-32, 01 August 2010.

[4] B. Davis, “The Day the Hunter’s Saved the Species,” Law School Student Scholarship, p. 96, 2013.

[5] J. O. Olaussen and A. Mysterud, "Red deer hunting—commercializing versus availability," European Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 58, no. 1612-4642, pp. 597-607, 1 6 2012.

[6] M. Apollonio, R. Andersen and R. Putman, European Ungulates and Their Management in the 21st Century, Cambridge University Press, 2010.