Hunting has been happening for over three million years. People back then hunted only to survive, needing bones, horns and hooves to create tools, fur to create clothing to stay warm in the harsh winters and meat to eat. With the development of agriculture, hunting was used less. It was only used to protect crops from animals. This generation doesn’t need to use animals since the world has advanced in agriculture, but according to “New 5-Year Report Shows 101.6 Million Americans Participated in Hunting, Fishing & Wildlife Activities,” 40% of the U.S population 16 years or older, or 101.6 million people, are still hunting. This century no longer needs to hunt animals because it causes animals to suffer before dying and multiple animals are abused. …show more content…
Clearly, this all proves people shouldn’t hunt because animals suffer before dying. On one hand, people should hunt animals because it helps owners who can’t train their dogs. According to “Hunting with your Dog,” by Malcolm Weir, “Obedience training begins early with fundamentals such as sit, stay, and come. Pups are naturally curious and eager to learn. Exposure to other animals, people, and places with their new sights, sounds, and scents is a key priority when preparing puppies for hunting.” This means the people who use dogs for hunting can begin their training earlier so the dogs are well behaved and it makes it easier to train. It’s easier to make an income and keep the dogs busy. Really, the world shouldn’t hunt animals because many animals are abused, including hunting dogs. One example of how animals get abused is that some animals are isolated and treated horribly when it’s not hunting season. The article, “Sport Hunting” by National Humane Education Society (NHES), “Some hunting dogs live and are raised in horrible …show more content…
According to “Sport Hunting”, canned hunting is when animals in captivity are shot by hunters. These animals are retired from circuses and zoos or taken from the wild and bred for purpose. This evidence proves that hunters do things that aren’t necessary. These animals did nothing wrong and worked their entire lives. Even though they aren’t needed anymore, there is no reason they can’t live. Without a doubt, this is how animals are abused, which means hunting should be stopped. Hunting needs to be stopped. People think there are many positives to hunting, and although there are, there are too many negatives that cancel out some positives. Some negatives of hunting include animals suffering and being abused. A positive is that hunting helps many people train their dogs so they become more obedient. This positive is canceled out because animals are abused, including retired zoo and circus animals, hunting dogs and animals taken from the wild, away from their families. The world thinks hunting isn’t horrible because they also want to protect their crops, gather protein, manage the wildlife populations and control the amount of diseases passed by animals. Many people do it just because it feels