Millions of animals are killed by hunters each
year.
Mumbai 15th Jul 2015(Sana
Sayed): Hunters make up many excuses to justify their pastime. However, cruel,
unnecessary killing—which is what hunting is—has no justification.
1. REAL sports involve
competition between consenting parties and don’t end with the deliberate death
of one unwilling participant.
2. Wildlife
departments often cull majestic predators, such as wolves, bears, and coyotes,
to prevent predation on elk, caribou, and deer so that hunters will have more
animals to gun down.
3. Natural phenomena
such as predators, starvation, and disease kill primarily the sickest and
weakest individuals. Hunters, on the other hand, strive to kill the larger,
stronger animals because they want to hang their heads on a wall, and this
weakens the remaining population.
4. Most hunting
occurs on private land, where laws that protect wildlife are often ignored or
difficult to enforce.
5. When animals are
killed, families are broken up, often leaving young animals to perish of
starvation or attacks by other animals. For animals such as wolves, who mate
for life and live in close-knit family units, hunting can devastate entire
communities.
6. Hunters often
accidentally injure and kill animals other than the ones who are being hunted,
including horses, cows, dogs, and cats. Sometimes hunters even injure or kill
themselves or other humans, such as hikers and other hunters.
7. Dogs used for
hunting are often kept chained or penned and are denied routine veterinary
care. Some dogs are lost during hunts, and others are turned loose at the end
of hunting season to fend for themselves.
8. Hunted animals
often don’t die painlessly or quickly. Many animals must be shot multiple
times. A British study found that some wounded deer suffered for more than 15
minutes before dying.
9. When injured
animals escape from hunters, they usually endure prolonged, painful deaths as a
result of predation, shock, or exposure.
Stop the bloodshed by refusing to go hunting and by sharing this page and educating people about hunting.
