Pros And Cons Of Animal Culling

In the eyes of Mother Nature, creatures all co-exist in a carefully created balance. And yet, we, humans, have tipped this balance, using our natural advantages to destroy the lives of innocent animals. We use our intelligence as a weapon and kill those who have existed on this earth long before we did, because we are ruthless. But we are ruthless with a purpose. We believe that it’s justifiable to kill an animal if one of their kind has killed one of our own. This is the basis of animal culling. But there are things that we overlook, things that turn this concept from self-defence to revenge. Firstly, for a society so focused on private property, we have no qualms infringing on natures territory, protesting when the trespasser reaps the consequences.

Lastly, people object against animal attacks in towns and cities near animal habitats, but again, humans are the root problem of this issue by limiting the areas that animals can forage and hunt in. If looked at through an animal’s eyes, we are doing the exact same thing to them as we believe they are doing to us. It’s not a matter of perspective, humans are nothing but hypocritical. Animal culling is just another example of this complex, and I strongly believe that animal culling is unnecessary cruelty, even in the face of being potentially dangerous.
In relation to my first point, humans are the ones trespassing on their territory, and as punishments go in the animal kingdom, we must pay for it. In accordance to modern law, trespassing can be punished with either a fine, jail time or probation (Mark Theoharis, Date Unknown). Animals, however, are more in sync with their primal instincts, and as a result, are more territorial and aggressive than humans could even fathom. Territory extends far beyond just claimed land, for animals see their territory as where

We are constantly expanding to accommodate infrastructure, and it’s taking a negative toll on animals, who are displaced from their habitats as a result. As said before, territory is a serious matter for animals, who will become violent and, subsequently dangerous to humans, to defend it. For example, chimpanzee attacks on people living in areas near forests and jungles are more likely to occur than in places far away from chimpanzee habitats. As a source quotes, “Klaus Zuberbuhler, a psychologist at the University of St Andrews in Fife, UK, and scientific director of the Budongo Conservation Field Station in Uganda, says restricting the chimps’ habitat can certainly affect their behaviour…” (Curtis Abraham, Tiffany O’Callaghan, 11th October, 2011). But this doesn’t stop wild animals from roaming the streets of suburbs - the invasion of humans in their territories and damage to their habitats has caused them to migrate into cities and towns. In America, coyotes have been sighted more often and attacks have significantly increased, and these statistics are all related to smaller areas for them to inhabit and live safely (Lynne Peeples, February 5th, 2010) . More evidence for violent tendencies in animals in response to decreased territory is an article by the RCG, who quote, “In the last two decades, thousands of the carnivores have migrated to