Response To Cecil The Lion

In his essay, “Why I Hunt” readers have a chance to get a passionate hunter’s perceptive in what hunting is like. Rick Bass shares his story of an unplanned immigration west to the Yaak valley with his wife. He uses strong appeals to ethos to strengthen his credibility and build his argument. He describes in such details as the beauty of the nature that instantly makes him feel the connection as he arrives. Before he shared his hunting experiences he describes the forest with intense emotion by stating “The dense purples of the spruce and fir forests, the ivory crests of the ice-capped peaks, and the slender ribbons of gray thread rising from the chimneys of the few cabins nudged close to the winding river below, and we fell in love with the Yaak Valley and hard logged Kootenai National Forest” (Bass pp). Additionally, he calls the forest a “predator’s showcase” (Bass pp), informing readers that the forest shelters a variety of animals such as wolverines, bobcats, bald eagles, coyotes and so on. This is an emotional and powerful description that helps a reader imagine and paint a picture in their head of what the forest looks like. He is also justifying hunting by making this an ethical argument as well. Hunting has always been a very controversial topic. In fact, many

"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.

In this article the author used a variety of rhetorical devices in order to inform readers of a great issue at hand; some hunting has become an awful institution. It was not difficult for the author to quickly connect to the audience emotionally as Cecil’s saddening story was revealed in a great depth. The author revealed how Cecil the lion was shot with a bow and arrow and wounded for a brutal two days before he was shot and killed by Minnesota dentist, Walter J. Palmer. The author revealed this in the quote that states, “Cecil, a well-known lion at a national park in zimbabwe, was lured out of the park and shot with a bow and arrow earlier this month. The arrow didn’t kill him...the hunters tracked the wounded animal for the next two days before shooting him with a gun.” Revealing Cecil’s inhumane death most definitely establishes a very despairing tone and will spark an emotional reaction from readers. The fact that this lion suffered as he was tortured over a three day period made this situation even more saddening. Not only was Cecil’s death a horrible crime but the fact that he endured

The idea that killing an animal without a purpose to eat the meat it provides seems wasteful and unethical to a large amount of the public. In this essay I will be magnifying the actuality of trophy hunting in a lens that will describe the structure of trophy hunting and why it is practiced, but most importantly why it is important for the rest of the world to be aware of it. If we erase the misconceptions and the chaotic bias on both sides, will there be a solution? At this pace, America just like in many other instances of tragedy that have happened throughout world

Trophy hunting is a wildly controversial topic, especially in today’s social media driven world. Every time a new picture of a hunter and a dead lion or other animal is posted online the media goes crazy. Africa is known for it’s beautiful landscapes, and more importantly the exotic highly sought after animals that roam the land. Africa’s most prominent animals are known as the “big five” it consists of the most challenging and rewarding animals to hunt. The big five consists of: lions, elephants, white rhinoceros, leopards, and finally the buffalo. The big five are majestic and extremely dangerous creatures, therefore they are highly sought after by mainly wealthy white males from all over the world as trophy hunts. Locals to Africa see the animals as threats to their way of life, America see’s them as exotic creatures that need to be protected, and trophy hunters see them as a challenge and another check on the list. The two perspectives I am going to look at about this controversial topic is from a social construction perspective and a political economy perspective.

Trophy hunting can be hurtful to the overall population of a species. For example, African lions are becoming an endangered species. Every year, approximately 600 lions are killed by trophy hunters. Lions, definitely adult males, are seen as prized kills because of how large and beautiful they are. When adult male lions are killed, the destabilization of the lion’s pride can cause more deaths.

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

The decision to purposely cause harm to animals continues to affect the lives of hunters and those within the animal right’s movement. The rights, obligations and interests of all parties involved have to be taken into consideration when contemplating whether such treatment can be morally justified. John Elder’s article Duck Shooters Don’t See Themselves as Cruel Killers [...] (Published 27 March 2011) showcases hunter, Robert Hodder, who in his argument concentrates on the issue of pain, and the severity of it, towards animals, rather than the eradication of it all together. In this essay, I will explore the rights of animals and Hodder’s position that so clearly reflects today’s society.

I guess the good that can come from trophy hunting is the awareness that it brings to the animals, and now people want to protect them instead of hunting them. The bad things about trophy hunting are that hunters say that they are killing the old or the weak to keep the herd or pride strong, but by killing a male lion they are also killing off his bloodline. It takes a long time for elephants to reproduce and when hunters take out the bull elephants from a herd, there is one less mate

Cecil the lion’s death was a tragic event that caused everyone to change their perspective on hunting. When I heard about this, I thought that this wasn’t hunting but instead animal cruelty and somewhat murder. So, in this essay I will be proving my point that Cecil’s death was murder and the hunter should be punished.

You must already have received many letters about the slaughter of Cecil the lion, outlining the outrage the world has to offer to Walter Palmer. Thanks to your help, the world has discovered that the lion was lured out of the national park by bait tied to the end of a vehicle, shot by the American dentist Walter Palmer, with a compound bow and left the lion to bleed out for 40 hours before finishing him off with a rifle.

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