Analysis Of Cecil The Lion And America's Broken Outrage Meter

"Outcry for Cecil the Lion Could Undercut Conservation Efforts." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Aug. 2015. Web. 26 Sept. 2016. It begins to explain the perspective of Mr. Dorrington. A nonfiction piece of emotion, so not actually true. It portrays a feeling of what he felt as many others when Cecil was killed. After it begins to explain what would have happened if someone were to want to buy game off of National organizations. In Africa’s case; “There’s only two places on the earth where wildlife at a large scale has actually increased in the 20th century, and those are North America and southern Africa,” [said Rosie Cooney, a zoologist who is the chairwoman of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group. “Both of those models of conservation were built around hunting.”] So it’s acceptable as a “sport” but when you think about organizations taking almost extinct animals and using that district as something for fun you decrease the animal species, whereas when you look where there are animal perseverations the large scale has actually increases.

Hunting is a common controversial issue among people. Determining when killing an animal is necessary and ethical has mixed viewpoints. One type of hunting that generally creates feelings of animosity among people is trophy hunting. There are very few ethical theories and ideas that support trophy hunting. Trophy hunting is a form of hunting in which the hunter kills an animal with the main goal of taking a part or parts of that animal for a trophy. The majority of trophy hunting occurs in Africa, with big game as the most popular trophies, but trophy hunting also applies to non-exotic species as well. In this paper, I will start with introducing a recent incident involving the killing of a popular African lion, then outlining the main ethical issues with trophy hunting. Next I will analyze the trophy hunting from an anthropocentric, biocentric, and ecocentric viewpoint, and finally I will propose a few solutions that would make trophy hunting a more ethical activity. Trophy hunting has been said to provide many benefits to conservation and preservation of species but is ethically lacking; with some stronger laws and regulations trophy hunting has the potential to be both ethically acceptable and beneficial to the environment.

There are currently more than 6000 lions in 200 breeding farms across the country, and more than 1000 lions are hunted each year. Along with the hunters who participate in this barbaric ‘sport’, are tourists who are unknowingly, and misleadingly contributing to the Canned Hunting industry through their volunteerism at these breeding

In the editorial " The Death of Cecil the Lion " The Editorial Bored discusses the death of a black-maned lion who was illegally killed by a American hunter in Zimbabwe. The board is clearly stating " Hunting in Africa does not hold the allure it may have had in Teddy Roosevelt's day. And Cecil was no ordinary cat. ", so the board is not happy with the lion's death because they feel like times have changed and we need to stop hunting. They also state that hunters are not the main reason that the species big and small are vanishing they believe it is a vanishing habitat. I most unquestionably agree with them because these species of lions have become rare sight in the wild. A century ago we could probably see close to 200,000 lions in the

A prized lion named Cecil who was 13 years, old was shot and killed on July 1, by a man named Walter James Palmer. Two Zimbabweans have already been arrested for giving Palmer false information about the lion saying that it was legal to shoot him while they were hunting. Palmer stated that he hired the two as professional guides for $50,000 and they got him proper permits so he assumed that everything that they did on the trip was legal. He claims to have had no idea that the lion was one of the local favorites. Coincidentally, a man that goes by the same name and is the same age as Palmer, illegally killed a black bear in Wisconsin a few years back and had to pay a fine of $3,000. The three men went out hunting at night with

Following the cruel death of Cecil the Lion, debate has surfaced regarding Trophy Hunting. In an opinion piece for The Herald Sun on the 3rd of August 2015, Rita Panahih argues in an outraged and dismayed fashion, that the despicable business of slaughtering wild animals must be stopped. The audience for this piece of writing seems to be animal-lovers or even people who in general care about our wildlife. This piece displays the awful ‘game’ that hunter’s play that kills hundreds of innocent, beautiful animals a year.

Cecil was poached by a man named Walter Palmer, which had caused a huge problem for the people of ZImbabwe. Due to Palmers inhumane desires for “ hunting” he selfishly took a life that did no wrong. Palmer claimed to be hunting but what he did was not considered to be hunting infact he lured Cecil out of the Nature Reserve, Cecil was not given a fair chance to live but was set up to be killed. Cecil was not meant to be killed, he was a tagged lion that was being studied. Cecil was a lion that was very popular, a life that should not have been taken away, he was not hurting anyone, he was in a nature reserve where he belonged but as for Walter Palmer he should have not been there. Palmer knew where he was, and what he was doing if he did not

As Rebecca Greig of the International Business Times put it, “to use Joseph Stalin's oft-quoted phrase, that, ‘one death is a tragedy, one million is a statistic’” (Greig). As attention intensifies around Cecil, the government wastes tens of thousands of dollars and marginalizes the real problems in Africa. The citizens of America are swept up in a media storm that draws their attention away from those who really matter. The excessive over publication of trophy hunting done by the United States government yields a nation that is blind to the millions of deaths of the people in Africa. In fact, there are more lions killed because the local people are seeking protection than lions killed for sport. A 2014 report from the Unites States Wildlife & Fisheries wrote that “"[w]hen lions cause or are perceived to cause damage to livestock, property, or people, the response is generally to kill them" (Dickman). If public attention was focused on helping the African people into a safer environment, there would in fact be less lions killed each year. As blood boils over Walter Palmer, I rush to remind you that hunters help the people of Africa. When the individuals holding the guns were questioned, “[a] majority of hunters – eighty-six percent! – told the researchers they preferred hunting in an area where they knew that a portion of the proceeds went back into local communities” (Goldman). The money they spend goes to remote places that have no other major ways of income and might be bypassed anyway during simple safari tours. African people can see that American focus is on lions, not the poverty, disease, and death that plagues them every day. The account of Goodwell Zcouaug, a man from Zimbabwe going to school in America sums this concept up perfectly saying that “Zimbabweans are left shaking

Big-game hunting is ethical if executed properly. With the recent death of Cecil the lion, renowned and “beloved” tenant of a local animal reserve in Zimbabwe, a massive uproar of “anti-hunting” protests have risen to the surface. While these oppositions are with good intentions they also squash the opinions and experiences of native Zimbabweans who view creatures like Cecil as objects of terror. While it is true that trophy hunting is indeed unethical, as it is harmful to the ecosystem, the native people of areas where hunters can pay to slay large game think otherwise. As the individuals most greatly impacted by changes in the ecosystem, their voices deserve to be heard over those of sympathetic Americans. In the article “In Zimbabwe, We

To begin with trophy hunting should not be allowed. The animals should be protected. In Junior Scholastic it say that “A million people have signed a petition asking Zimbabwe to stop issuing hunting permits to kill animals .” In the Associated Press passage it states that “ Only 20,000 lions are left in the wild.” Animals can’t protect themselves so humans should help protect them.

The Dentist had paid for his hunting session, he had trusted the people he had invested his money in and he was clueless as to where he was the men he came with had completely deceived Walter Palmer. Palmer paid 50,000 dollars to have a hunting session, unknowingly he was taken to the reserve, he trusted the words of his fellow partners at the time and had believed it was completely legal. When everything had came out to the media Palmer had apologized for his wrongdoing, and seemed to be sincere. The media made things blow out of proportions, made it seem as if lions are not animals that kill people. There were incidents of lions attacking locals casuing them to be in constant fear so by killing Cecil it was on less lion for the locals to

Since the news of Cecil's death spread across the world, Palmer has gotten large amounts of hate from westerners on social media, but Zimbabwean villagers see hunting as helpful and the conservation workers predicted that poaching would cause Cecil’s death. Westerners on social media have displayed their hate towards Palmer thourgh several forms of media. Cara Delevingne a famous British model tweeted that “This #WalterPalmer is a poor excuse of a human being!”. Cara is one of the many westerners that have helped add to the hate of Palmer. The villagers in Zimbabwe do not feel strongly towards the death of Cecil, but one emotion they may feel is relief that there is one less lion as a threat. In the article “In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions”

Remember Cecil the lion, the lion that got killed by Walter Palmer the dentist. Cecil was a male Southwest African lion who lived primarily in the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. The lion was a major attraction at the park and was being studied and tracked by the University of Oxford as part of a larger study. reportedly paid

The release of the Lions was a wonderful result of the lawsuit, but that outcome feels empty when the release of these two lions are measured against the almost 300 animals left behind to a life of continued abuse.

The issue that has been raging for over many years is if animals should be owned by humans. This mainly concerns zoos, private owners and other facilities that hold animals. The public saw this issue and wanted to address it. Big organizations such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are the ones who are mainly active in this dilemma. The people who are also interested in this issue are those who fit into the category of any side of the argument. Other people and organizations, who are interested in this topic, are zoos or animal wildlife parks. People of the public were interested in this issue, which is why there so many organizations and debates for the issue of animal cruelty. Zoos also promoted interest for this