Q: It’s a fact that poaching is an extremely serious issue throughout the globe, but is poaching an issue issue in America?
A; While many people know that poaching is indeed a global issue, many may not know about the struggles of this in America. Animals such as deer, elk, and even raccoon are poached simply for the thrill of the kill. Liz Margerum states in the USA Today's article "Thrill Killing" that its the thrill of killing things, people just like going out and killing things. Unfortunately one state hit hard by the issue is Wyoming. Liz informs us that the cases are rapidly increasing in Wyoming to the point of where Universities are stepping in to do research to study trends.
Q:What types of people specifically would want to go out and aimlessly shoot at animals simply for the enjoyment of the death of the animals?
A: In my article is states that most of the killers are between the age of 14 and 23 who have the intent to kill as many animals as they possibly can said Chuck Horn of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Chuck also states, "These are cases where they're just looking for something to do and it seems like some of these cases kids are looking for instant gratification, like a video game." So according to Chuck most cases involve younger kids trying to find something to do.
Q; What do these kids do when they go out hunting for these animals? What do they do to kill them? Are there laws being put in place?
A: The article tells us of a couple incidents the call ‘Coon bashing. This is where the kids simply go out and hunt animals on foot clubbing them to death with spiked clubs and baseball bats. The disgusting trend is starting to hurt the overall population of these wild animals and now lawmakers are starting to try to enforce laws to discontinue these terrible sprees of killing. States such as Montana, Pennsylvania, and Washington have already cracked down on these killings with heavy fines and strict punishment if caught. If these laws can be put in place in Wyoming and all of the other large wild life states there can definitely be a positive impact on the number of animals slaughtered by young teens each year.
Analysis: In my own opinion I find it extremely sad that we are able to kill the innocent wildlife in America. If you think about how inhumane it is to club an animal to death now think about it in massive numbers. There needs to be something done to stop the innocent killing of these animals before there is a major impact on the animals numbers in the wild.
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For my next article I'd like to research one specific animal being poached at a large and growing rate.
For my next article I'd like to research one specific animal being poached at a large and growing rate.
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