PSA On Hunting With Respect

In the article “A Change of Heart about Animals” (1 September 2003), published by Los Angeles Times, author Jeremy Rifkin discusses how “... researchers are finding [is] that many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we imagined.” (Rifkin 61). Using academic diction, Rifkin develops his main idea with evidence such as “They [animals] feel pain, suffer, and experience stress, affection, excitement, and even love -- and these findings are changing how we view animals. ”(Rifkin 61). This suggests a pathos and logos persuasive appeal that broadens the reader’s understanding and knowledge in changing our perspective of the inhumane and inequality treatment that non domestic animals receive. Rifkin’s use of pathos and logos appeals is to

This food chain is a food chain where people go out and personally goto hunt or gather for their food. The best usage of pathos in this section is where Michael Pollan was irritated that society says “Hunting is one of the sills that the All American boy is supposed to have” (Pollan 208). The author himself had never hunted before this book and thought that he is still as much of a man even though he hadn’t hunted. The author is trying to make the readers feel annoyed that society is deciding how an American boy should be when they shouldn't. The best way of portraying logos is where the author shows a diagram about the process of how cows are killed through the double rail cattle slaughter system (Pollan 227). The author is trying to help the readers understand the process of killing cows this way with a visual. The best example of ethos in this section is when Pollan had just hunted a pig but stated “ I felt regret about killing that pig”(Pollan 245). The author did not like hunting. Michael Pollan is a credible source since he had gone out to hunt and kill a pig but regretted it after. This makes the readers trust him because he had killed the pig himself. These are the best examples of ethos, pathos and

Hunting is very valuable to me, but the value is deeper than just hunting. There are so many aspects of hunting that I love. But I cherish my bow above all of them. Having my bow with me when I’m in the stand or when I’m at my neighbor’s house practicing, gives me a since of dominance. Also brings me pride knowing I’ve worked hard and stayed committed to something I truly love. There are all kinds of animals to hunt and different ways to hunt them. My favorite type of animal to hunt, is the white tail deer. While hunting the allusive deer I like to follow a code of ethics, which a lot of people don’t follow. Even though I would have liked to be given all my hunting needs, I’m proud of myself for going out and getting those needs by myself. Buying my bow and getting into bow hunting, caused me to take responsibility and taught me to stay committed to a true value in my life.

Hunting allows a person to reconnect with nature. For many, hunting isn’t just about the chase and the thrill of catching their game. For many, hunting

I never realized that deer hunting could save your life. Hunting every year and keeping the fridge stocked with meat can be a lifesaver for a family in a time of crisis who doesn’t have the time or materials for a garden. Tony then added, “I hunt and what I hunt I respect. I do not hunt for fun. I hunt for food. If I shoot it, I am going to eat it” (T.McNair, personal communication, October 20, 2017). His statements really opened my eyes to the mindset of a hunter. This was a man taking the life of an animal, yet doing it solely out of respect and for the insurance of his own survival. How could this be barbaric? I then asked, “Are there any life lessons to learn from hunting?” He replied, “The biggest of all is respect. I have taken plenty of deer in my life and each time I have the utmost respect for the animal” (T. McNair, personal communication, 2017). He explained to me all the lessons on respect he experienced in the woods. They made him a better man and showed him how he should treat others. Throughout my interview with Tony, I could tell he knows and utilizes all the amazing benefits that are to be gained from hunting. I enjoyed interviewing him and we exchanged hunting stories and laughed. It was clear to me hunting was actually very beneficial and not barbaric.

Hunting has become a staple of American traditions since the beginning of the first hunter/gatherers, to the Native Americans who have lived in the U.S for millennia, even all the way until present day. Much of today’s society looks at hunting as a cruel activity when in reality it has more of a positive effect on the environment than it does harm. There are an abundance of benefits that come from hunting. Some of the benefits of hunting are: it is the biggest contribution to conserving wildlife, the meat is healthier than commercially produced meat, many jobs are being supported out of hunting, and every hunter wants “to bag” the trophy animal; however, there are a few cons to this, which include poaching and interference by the activist

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.

As a college student, I have seen things over the years that has concerned me on the world's approach to animal rights. Animals are still not treated fairly as humans are. In Vicki Hearn’s article, “What’s Wrong with Animal Rights”, she did not provide the audience with strong examples of ethos and logos but provided her audience with a numerous amount of pathos. People who own, work or care about animals and their opportunity to live as equal as humans do.

From the moment I was first clothed in a piece of camouflage, to the moment I received my first Jakes magazine, I was sparked with a sudden interest. From those proud moments to now, it has shaped me into the person I am now. Realizing an importance of the resources around me has made me appreciate them better, as well as making me realize other important factors in life and appreciating them as well. In addition to this importance of hunting in my family, we also grew up learning about what the Bible says about hunting. Proverbs 12:27 says, “The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.” A greater appreciation for wildlife and conserving wildlife to their respective seasons has taught me as well as my family a tremendous amount of respect for the hunting heritage that the Turkey Federation offers throughout the years. Moreover, the well-being of this organization is based on “Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt.” This

Philosophers have long debated whether personal identity persists over time. Though we retain our names, memories, and appearance, the dramatic changes that each of us undergoes over the course of our lives often renders who we were in the past almost unrecognizable to our current selves. Michael Pollan recounts experiencing a similar sensation in his work, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, after examining a photo of himself with a wild pig he killed while hunting, hardly believing that he could have been so joyful after ending a creature’s life. Pollan uses point of view, imagery, allusion, and rhetorical questions to argue that hunting brings out feelings of pleasure in the moment that may be replaced with disgust afterward. Pollan opens the passage

disagreed upon for various reasons, the effects of hunting have been and will continue to

Clear back then we hunted to live. The animals existed not domesticated. It took them a while to learn they can catch and domesticate rather than gather. All of our ancestors hunted, even if you disagree with hunting. Today we still hunt to survive, but it's not a necessity but more of going back to the roots that became created. Hunting constitutes work for food. To me there’s no use of killing an animal just for a body part for decoration. To kill an animal and not to harvest it, but instead put it on a pedestal on the wall remains disrespectful. That prevails what hunting is. Today guarantees us food, we changed the definition of hunting. Today hunting now defines of who get the biggest buck or elk. Its no longer about the meat and respect to the animal. In a way it's also disrespecting your roots. Back then you needed to get food on the table. They’ed choose a spike that has more meat than a 6 point with no meat. Why? Because the “trophy” should not matter. It began about the harvest and respect. I support mounting the animal, it's the non-use or waste of the food provided. I support hunting in all aspects but not what it remains of

The text in this visual argument is Rally Against CSU Slaughter Facility, and the author is unknown but the poster is from Rams Organizing for Animal Rights (ROAR). The author’s purpose is to convey the death of animals, with the dead animal head. This is to emphasize what they are fighting for, which is slaughter against animals at CSU. The audience is for students at CSU that care about animal rights and care about this organization that could prevent the killing of animals. I think it is the author’s audience because it's an organization at CSU and because there is a rally against the slaughter of animals makes it clear that it’s for people that are against animal slaughter. I believe that they did achieve their purpose because they had

Usually killing animals doesn’t affect them but this one was different. In the stories The Grave and The Intruder, the author uses symbols to show how the protagonists handle and view death. In one of the stories, The Grave, the two main characters,

Everyday thousands of animals are brutally murdered by people that participate in the recreational activity that is hunting. Hunting is an activity that involves a person attempting to kill or trap an animal. Hunting is mainly done to animals in the wildlife and often in cases are used for food, clothing, recreation or trade. In my opinion hunting is morally wrong.