Position essay

Legendre 1

Anthony Legendre

ENC1102

K. Thompkins

June 22, 2020

“Treat Animals the Way You Would Want to Be Treated; Let Them Be and Roam Free”

Do you want to know what really grinds my gears? Trophy hunting. Now, don’t get me

wrong, I am all for hunting; I love to hunt deer, quail, and hogs but I do not condone to trophy

hunting. I think lions, giraffes, elephants, tigers, and such should be protected like the bald eagle.

I think they’re sacred animals that if we just keep killing them, they’ll eventually be endangered

and could lead to extinctions; which I’ve learned from rangermac.org, it’s been around since the

late 19th century, but if it were to go that way it could be bad for our environment. I also feel like

there isn’t harsher guidelines on being able to attain a legal license to poach these animals. I

understand that there are some benefits from poaching certain animals, but I think there is too

much of it going on. I’m just curious of when we’re going to start taking this seriously.