Written by PETA
And in the esteemed words of Forrest Gump . . . that’s all I have to say about that.
Mr. Dudeman, hunters often argue that they are “managing” wildlife, saving animals from death by starvation and disease. Natural predators help keep prey species strong by killing only sick and weak individuals. Hunters, on the other hand, kill whichever animals they come across or, in many cases, whichever animals they think would look best mounted above the fireplace—often large, healthy animals who are needed to keep populations strong. Moreover, hunting creates conditions that favor accelerated reproduction: The abrupt population decline that it causes leads to less competition for food among survivors, and ultimately, a higher birth rate, thus leading once more to the very problems that hunters claim to solve.
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