Essays on Animal Rights

Poaching is an enormous problem in the world. There aren’t many ways to fix this problem because there isn’t a way to change the hunters’ minds or decrease the demand for the meat, skin, or features from rare animals. The prevention of poaching itself will...

Ever since the first speck of life bloomed into existence on Earth, the inhabitants of this planet have strived for the top position of the apex predator. Humans have evolved to achieve the title of being the alpha species but have also used methods that...

Out of all things in the world, a horn of keratin is valued more than gold, diamonds or cocaine. Rhino horn poaching is and has always been an imposing and significant environmental issue. We have been poaching rhinos for centuries on end, and usage of...

As a child, I always visited zoos, national parks, and nature conservation sites. I was always so fascinated by the beauty of nature but more importantly, the animals that inhabit these remote areas. But as I grow up, more and more animals, specifically predators, are...

“Poaching is the illegal harvesting of game or fish. Until the twentieth century, most poaching was subsistence hunting or fishing to augment scanty diets. In the early twenty-first century, poaching usually is committed for sport or profit”. The leading questions ask, how do we protect...

The Tiger, king of the jungle, a statue of elegance, beauty, and power. Captured from his kingdom pacing back and forth along his enclosed cage with a constant loop of shrieking newborns, camera flashes and the thunder of children hammering on the glass; with running...

The air, hot and humid, climbs towards one hundred degrees, but unfortunately for you, you promised your child, a sweet animal lover, that you both would go to the zoo. Dreading the muggy trip, the only thing that can keep you excited is seeing your...