Persuasive Essay On Trophy Hunting

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Some describe trophy hunting as a game, where hunters choose animals in the wild to hunt down and bring part of the animal body home as a prize or a souvenir, but others describe it as a destruction to the nature of the wild. Trophy hunting has existed ever since the existence of the human race; however, trophy hunting in the history had a different meaning. Instead of hunting for one’s enjoyment or show of strength, human hunts animals for animal body parts that are useful, such as animal skins for clothing, and hunting to protect the village from animals that possess a threat. Hunting animals to protect the village is acceptable similar to other animals on Earth killing others that hold a threat against them. The animals that live in the …show more content…

And how would one determine if the animal is a threat to the human race? Instead of answering these difficult questions, the governments across the world should prohibit trophy hunting overall, but it is a known fact that there will definitely be people who are going to object this suggestion especially those who hunts every day. So how could wild animals be protected from trophy hunters, yet trophy hunters won’t be dissatisfied.
In “Saving Lions by Killing Them” Alexander Songorwa mentioned that, “In Tanzania, lions are hunted under a 21-day safari package. Hunters pay $9,800 in government fees for the opportunity. An average of about 200 lions are shot a year, generating about $1,960,000 in revenue.” He continues on and describes how these revenues are used to keep the lions’ life cycle ongoing; however, how exactly does the government use these moneys to help the lions is not completely described. The idea of safari …show more content…

But with the use of today’s technology, it would be quite possible to create a material that would be similar to the animals’ skin with the same texture. If it turns out to be impossible to recreate the skin of a wild animal, then it might be a sign that it shouldn’t be recreate or taken away from them as trophy or put into commercial use. It is undeniable that most animal skins and fur are extremely soft and lovely, but human should respect the feeling of the animals by letting them live their life freely in the wild without feeling threaten by hunters. Indeed human is part of the ecosystem, though it is not needed for hunters to continuously hunt down animals for trophy to the point where the animals are nearly

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