Trophy Hunting
Trophy hunting means killing wild animals for sport and souvenirs. The practice is counterproductive to species conservation.
Killing for Leisure and Trophies
Trophy hunting refers to the practice of killing wild animals for leisure or sporting activities. The practice is ethically questionable and has negative effects on the protection of wildlife.
Organisations Against Trophy Hunting
Various organisations are firmly opposed to trophy hunting, including The Humane Society, PETA and IG Wild beim Wild. Recreational hunting fails as population control. More on the topic of recreational hunting, species conservation and animal rights.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier The Role and Criticism of Recreational Hunters we shed light on the training, power and self-image of recreational hunters. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
