Is hunting ethically okay, and is hunting for sport okay?

I believe the ethics of hunting for food varies based on the audience/hunter & the method of kill. Hunting for sport is absolutely unethical, no matter the method of kill. Yes, on our planet animals kill other beings to survive or as defense. If they did not do these things, they would slowly die or be killed by another predator. read more

Sport hunting. This one is a little tougher but I'd still argue that it's ethical. A sport hunt is a contest between two animals. Hunting laws and rules are set up, not only to help protect game populations, but also to level the playing field and remove some of the natural advantage a human has. Sport hunts make use of the meat too. read more

Disappointingly, with the exception of the Muslim, none of the respondents deal directly with the question of the ethics of sport hunting. More disappointing still is the facile responses of both Christians–leading me to believe that some lazy journalist probably just found four clerics who had nothing better to do that day than answer the phone. read more

Groups such as the National Wildlife Federation, the National Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, the Izaak Walton League, the Wilderness Society, and the World Wildlife Fund are pro–sport-hunting, or at the very least, they do not oppose it. read more