Many people in today’s society find pleasure and relaxation by going to a park or public place to feed bird’s old bread or French fries from a fast food restaurant. Little do most people know that this causes problems among birds such as taking from their ability to find normal food, changing their migration patterns to causing protein deficiencies or over intake; that can cause health problems in mostly water fowl species. The most common health concern that is caused from birds being fed by humans is Angel wing, this is caused by birds eating too much protein and this comes from eating things such as bread or foods full of carbohydrates.
Angel wing is known under many names: flip wing, drooped wing, dropped wing and many others(Johnson).
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This shows that people don’t understand that there are side effects to feeding the wildlife and that it could create unnatural tendencies with the animals. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has said, "If everyone stops feeding waterfowl, the waterfowl won't disappear. Families can still visit sites to enjoy viewing ducks and geese. A child can still be encouraged to learn more about waterfowl and their natural habits. And some zoos offer feeding of captive waterfowl” (Stop Feeding Waterfowl). These are some solutions so that you can still go to the park and enjoy wildlife, but instead of feeding them you could educate yourself and others. Or if you really want to feed animals go to the zoo and feed animals that are already not …show more content…
One way would to be to put informational signs by parks, lakes and bridges and instate fines for people to pay if they are seen or caught feeding wildlife. Another is to institute a program that must be completed along with the fine that makes the offender have to be provided with the information through s sit through lecture method , plus make it so that they have to help spread the knowledge along by making it community service to educate others. The money raised through the fines would pay for the information and the mandatory classes and for how the information is advertised to the general public. A certain percentage of the fines could go to help preserve natural habitats for the wildlife to survive naturally in. Some cities have even started to enforce “don’t feed the duck campaigns” (Here's Another Good Reason). Such as in Spokane, Oregon the Parks and Recreation department had to find homes for more than 40 ducks that were victims to angel wing. They implemented, “don’t feed the duck campaign” so that they don’t have to regulate people but to educate them (Here's Another Good Reason). “In West Haven, Connecticut, 30 swans died from starvation at an artificial feeding site during the harsh winter of 93-94. Meanwhile, over 800 swans survived nearby on natural food” (Stop Feeding Waterfowl). This could have been avoided if they were never introduced to food
Beginning with the creation of the world, hunting has been over thousands of years for a number of reasons. Nowadays, hunting is considered one of the most interesting outdoor activities that have many advantages. However, hunting is a very controversial topic, for some might consider it very harmful and dangerous for the environment. Although this point of view is adopted by a part of the society, one can counter it with a numerous reasons. Hunting provides several benefits for those who partake in it and for the environment as well.
Cool calm mornings, the fog on the lake is dense and all you can see is your decoys. As shooting hours roll around and the sun is just starting to peak over the horizon, the fog slowly lifts off the lake and the target at hand begins to swoop, lock up and land. What am I talking about? Ducks, one of the most majestic birds at hand, in my opinion. Ducks are one of the best animals to hunt, because one it’s a great challenge and two it is one of the most heart racing sports known to man. But what makes it so heart racing? Well when you’re out there and you hear you’re first mallard quack or your first wood duck whistle you get that deep adrenaline rush, your heart begins to pump faster and harder. Then there they are locking up into your decoys,
Two friends go out for lunch to their usual favorite sushi restaurant. They are seated and given their menus, they knew they were going to get their usual but noticed the prices have increased. Prices have gone up, and some replaced with imitation fish meat, since the last time they ate there. What might have caused this? Due the demand of fish, the price for them also increases. It’s a simple supply and demand logic, but not only is it due to the demand for these fish, it can also be due to their rareness. Over-fishing can cause what is rare and which fish species isn’t. Commercial fishing may cause fish species to go extinct, or bring in new types of fish to take the place of the other fish. In tuna we
Then, at the right moment, the panther attacked the deer. With bounds at over twenty feet at a time, the panther exploded out of the underbrush, pouncing on the deer and forcing it to the ground. Within fifteen seconds, the panther stood breathing heavily over its unfortunate victim of life and death. This scene has been going on for many years, the battle of predator and prey, but now the new predators are humans, almost virtually wiping out the entire population, leaving only an estimated 30 - 50 Florida panthers left. Should the environmental leaders of Florida protect the Florida panther?
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) breeds Globally Endangered animals and then introduces them back into the wild. ZSL states that the main reasons of extinct species are: Poaching, Pollution, Climate change, and Over Population of the human race due to the need of homes, shops, hospitals and other amenities. The rain forest once encompassed four billion acres of Earth has now depleted to 2.5 billion acres of Earth within a few hundred years. Wetlands have also been destroyed and the provide drinking water for wildlife and humans. Maybe the solution to this problem is not locking away the animals that are endangered, but cracking down on the destruction of habitats. Maybe there should be places where property is restricted ...
Although confinement of livestock and poultry is a well-established practice, modern housing does not allow animals to exhibit most normal behaviors3. Research has shown that animals held in restricted cage areas suffer from unnecessary stress and are unable to maintain normal bone structure, most commonly in the limbs and/or wings. The larger cages suggested by Proposition Two might provide a great deal of opportunities to supplement the wellbeing of animals and the quality of the products that they produce.
The problem with hunting animals is that it’s going to extinction. The hunting mostly happens with guns. “This cause enormous losses across the range of mammalian species”, this shows that its really common of different species are becoming extinct over being hunted.Things like that have to be stopped because its illegal to do that.
The main actor here is overconsumption, which leaves capitalist companies with no other profitable choice. Hence, animals are fed low-quality foods, full of hormones and are stacked in cages. Also, I would support the ban on hunting, whether it be for fun or fur, since it is a luxury at the animals expense.
Conservationists and the ranchers that are having financial issues caring for their animals, without utilizing hunting, can take advantage of other resources to gain revenue. The ranch operators need to find alternatives to gain a source of income such as acquiring sponsors, donations, conducting guided tours or perhaps, providing educational programs. There are more humane methods of earning money than the killing of animals. Making use of the public's curiosity and interests is a resourceful tactic that can be very successful and beneficial to the economy.
For thousands of years scientist have been performing vivisections on animals to find information on new chemicals, drugs, and vaccines. Vivisection is when scientist perform dissections among living animals mostly for the purpose of educating and retrieving information. Experimenting on animals has become the tool that has helped us comprehend the body functions of an animal and how a disease transforms the bodily functions, but over the years it’s caused animal rights activists to question the usefulness and the sincerity of using animals for this purpose. Although animal research has been helpful in the past, it is morally wrong in the sense that experimenting on animals is not the only way to collect information. There are other alternatives
There are tremendous amount of debates that go on in this world on a daily basis. One of the most talked about debates of the century is that of animal rights and experimentations. This debate, also known in the animal rights community as vivisection, is one of the most difficult to understand. Individuals have numerous different outlooks on animals. Many individuals look upon animals as companions while others see animals as an object of advancing medical techniques. No matter what ones perception is of animals, the fact remains that animals are being exploited by research facilities and cosmetics companies all throughout the world. In spite of the fact that humans frequently benefit from successful animal experimentations, the pain, and occasionally death that often occurs is not worth the human benefit. Hence, animals should not be the use of research.
Imagine being trapped, abused, cramped, and caged all for the sake of either having your stripped flesh spoiled in a store, or thrown into the trash. Animals endure such conditions in factory farms across the world, suffering because so many people turn a blind eye to the things going on within the establishments that supply the world’s meat. It is not common knowledge for people to know about the abuse and inhumane actions that occur in these facilities, which are often called slaughterhouses and factory farms, but it should be. The conditions of animals and the incidents involving the well-being of the workers in these horrid affairs need to be known to the public and be shut down, even if most people would rather be kept in the dark about these types of controversies.
Leah Thrasher Mrs. Knox English IV March 16, 2014 Animal Rights When a pitbull named Oogy was first adopted, he was practically an unrecognizable dog. He was pure white except for the left side of his face which shone off rose pink scar tissue. Where his left ear should have been stood only a stump the size of a thumb. His mouth was lopsided with stitches coming out of the right end, and he looked more like a burn victim than a dog, yet he had an imperative look of joy about him. Oogy had been used as bait for dog fighting when he was only ten weeks old.
You can take action and report inhumane conditions to the USDA, write letters to the editor, and even pressure local officials to stop subsidizing zoos with taxpayer’s money.
Animals benefit humans many ways; food sources, entertainment, and cosmetic testing are all examples,one of the most important is through medical research and experimenting. In the past dogs have aided to our discovery of insulin, monkeys have helped us find the vaccine for polio, and mice have helped us discover the vaccine for rabies. Today pigs are used in some cases for skin grafts for burn victims. But should have we done this and should we continue? Although these advancements in medicine by use of animals has benefited humans, many people still oppose the use of animals for these purposes. A great deal of these people argue it is morally wrong for animals to be used for medical purposes because it often causes pain, shortened life spans, and emotional distress .”For nearly a century, drug and chemical safety assessments have been based on laboratory testing involving rodents, rabbits, dogs, and other animals. Aside from the ethical issues they pose—inflicting both physical pain as well as psychological distress and suffering on large numbers of