I have to agree that animal rights are trampled everywhere BUT... That doesn’t mean that i feel that people shouldn’t have the right to care for, breed, adopt, and rescue animals when they are in need. I run into a lot of "classmates" who feel that animals should have equal rights as humans and that no human should be able to take the life or freedom of another animal. And while i agree that animals should be treated with respect and if an individual takes the responsibility to have a pet/animal in their home they are responsible for the welfare of that animal at all costs. The animals in my house eat before Steve and I. If we only have enough money for one of us to eat... Hands down its the animals every time, BUT that’s because they don’t have anywhere to go and get food. In the wild there is a different situation. Animal populations are controlled by disease, hunting, natural limitation on populations and yes by people. I feel that as long as the populations of the animals recover each year the human controls are not only needed but without them the population of animals will grow unchecked and will become destructive to the populations health and the other animals in the ecosystem.. I think this is a great topic... Animals and humans will always interact.. As cognitive people we need to have the forethought to watch out for the welfare of the POPULATIONS of animals and stop looking at each individual animal as a plight... Great topic im glad that other people look at populations instead of individuals...



Sincerely,

Rose Hipskind
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