Historically, #hunting was for human survival. However, in modern society hunting is no longer needed and is merely as a tool of commerce and/or entertainment. Hunting animals, especially #wildlife, has been developed for food, fun, trophy, sport, or trade in their products. Animals so hunted are referred to as ‘game animals’. Hunting is also done to control ‘vermin’ or as wildlife management tool to reduce animal populations which have exceeded the capacity of their range or when individual animals have become a danger or nuisance to humans. Hunting can be a form of exploitation of animals for entertainment. Hunting jeopardisesnature’s balance and it is not necessary to control most species’ populations. Individual animals can be chased before killing so they suffer all the stress, separation from the group and translocation to new environment. Hunting causes animals injury without killing and very often leads to a prolonged death. There are thousands of rod and gun clubs in North America and hundred of groups to promote hunting and defend hunting. Among them, some specifically promote worldwide hunting for endangered species and exotic wildlife. The safari method of hunting is a development of sport hunting that sees elaborate travel in Africa, India, and other places in pursuit of trophies.In Britain, the most controversial issue regarding hunting was fox hunting, which wasbanned in 2005. This was a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of hounds. The pack is often followed by riders on horses. Like all forms of hunting, fox hunting is a blood sport.
27 июл 2020
