SAVE WILD ANIMALS

WOUNDED ANIMALS

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Wounded Animals

A very large number of animals are wounded, but not killed by hunters. These animals have to suffer prolonged and painful deaths. One especially cruel hunting method is bowhunting. A member of the Maine Bowhunters Alliance estimates that 50% of animals who are shot with crossbows are wounded but not killed. A South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks biologist estimates that more than 3 million wounded ducks go "unretrieved" every year. A British study of deer hunting found that 11% of deer who had been killed by hunters died only after being shot two or more times and that some wounded deer suffered for more than 15 minutes before dying.

CANNED HUNTING

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Canned Hunting

There is an even more barbaric type of hunting going on these days, called Canned Hunting.

It has been big business in South Africa for well over fifteen years, but has now spread to several other countries. It is where egotistic hunters pay large sums of money to shoot captive animals inside an enclosure, the animals are sometimes even drugged first.

Canned Lion Hunting involves breeding Lions "like rabbits". They are encouraged to breed as many cubs as possible to be killed by hunters with big wallets. When the Lions give birth, the cubs are taken away from a very upset and distressed Lioness to be bottle fed by humans. The mother Lioness will then straight away come back into oestrus and become pregnant again to replace the cubs she lost. This will be done time and time again with the poor Lioness.

The hand reared Lion cubs become totally imprinted on the people who bottle fed them. This is because when they first opened their eyes, the first thing they see is a human, whom they trust consider to be their mum.

When they are about two to three years old, they are "released" one at a time into an enclosure that is usually about two acres in size. The Lion is then shot at close range by several high paying hunters, usually from a four wheel drive vehicle. The purely innocent Lion has no chance. As the Lions have been hand reared by humans, they actually go up to people anyway as they think of us humans as their own kind and trust us.

Another trick that the organisers use is to shoot a Lioness who is still caring for her litter of cubs. What they do is snatch her cubs away from her and use them as bait. The Lioness is then released and will do anything to get back to caring for her precious cubs, therefore making this distraught mother a very easy target for a hunter's bullet. It is not just Lions being killed in this horrible style of canned hunting, many species are, even critically endangered African Hunting Dogs, Rhinos, Elephants and Giraffe.

HUMAN AND ANIMAL

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The increased predator populations in some areas have forced predators into residential areas in the search for food. Although attacks on humans are not widely reported, there have been several reports in areas, such as north Florida, of family dogs being attacked by coyotes (see reference 1). With dangerous predators moving closer to human populations, it is not unlikely that attacks on people, particularly people trying to protect their pets, will happen. Predator hunting helps to control the predator populations, so they do not overflow into residential areas.

The restrictions on hunting predators are minimal in many areas. This policy provides avid hunters with the opportunity to hunt even in off-seasons. According to the Bass ProShop Outdoor Site Library, coyote hunting has become a popular way for hunters to sharpen their skills and stay active, while also helping to reduce the number of surplus predators.

HUNTING

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Unlike 10,000 years ago, today the vast majority of hunters does not need to hunt in order to survive. Most hunters hunt just for fun. They will even bring their children on their hunting trips, teaching them a complete disrespect for life by needlessly killing innocent creatures.
Hunters spend billions of dollars each years on guns, ammunition, travel and other expenses, making hunting a very profitable industry.

Managing Wildlife

Unlike what some people might believe, hunting is not an effective method to manage and conserve wildlife. When left alone, nature is very capable of keeping a good balance. Natural predators kill of the sickest and weakest animals. And in cases of overpopulation, starvation and disease are nature's (unfortunate) way of removing the weakest and bringing back a good balance.

Hunters don't try to kill only the weaker animals. They often kill the strongest and healthiest animals. They prefer the bucks with the largest rack. The weaker and genetically inferior bucks are left to propagate the species, weakening the overall health of the herd. Killing of a large number of mature males also creates a disproportionate ratio of females to males, impacting the social structure of a herd.