Elephant Case

In class we talked about the elephant case in the book "Animals and Why They Matter." I thought it was very sad how the hunter treated this elephant. I think that killing animals for the fun of it is wrong. Unless the action is used for something useful, the killing of animals is wrong. Along with this, we discussed in class that it depends on which type of animal that is being killed to tell whether it is a right or wrong action. Killing and elephant is horrible, or killing a polar bear is bad because they are almost extinct, but is killing a deer just as bad? This is a hard question to answer and difficult situation to handle. Some people kill deer for the meat. I personally think that this is sad, but if the hunter is making good use of what he has done then it can be acceptable. Some families rely on meat and food like this to survive. If you think about killing a dog or a pig, it is a whole other story. Dogs are looked at in our society as pets, but in others they are looked as food. I have a dog and I think that eating it would be absolutely wrong. Another animal to think about is a pig. In my home a pig is an animal, but it will eventually be eaten. Again, it is an animal and is sad that it is killed, but it is being used for something important. In other homes, such as farms or any home that has a pig as a pet, the owners of the animal would be disgusted in eating bacon or ham. It all depends on personal opinions. I think that killing animals is sad, but if there are good reasons in doing so, then it may be acceptable.