animal welfare

Trophy Hunting from an Animal Welfare perspective

Aug 28, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Lions, trophy hunting Tagged: animal welfare, sleeping lion, trophy hunting

Most of the time trophy hunting seems to be addressed from a wildlife conservation perspective. Recently I was made keenly aware, again, of the ever present troubling Animal Welfare factor. “Shot while sleeping. Died in agony.” “It took six shots to finally kill him.” “We followed the blood trail…” Often we focus on the number of beautiful animals killed by trophy hunters. Although mentioned we frequently forget the pain and suffering of the targeted animal. Trophy hunters it seems are not always ‘good’ hunters. Meaning they aren’t necessarily skilled in killing an animal with one bullet, or arrow, as the…

What is the difference between Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare?

Aug 7, 2019 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: All Posts Tagged: animal welfare, wildlife conservation

“Aren’t they one and the same thing?” For quite some time I thought wildlife conservation and animal welfare were concepts that could be used interchangeably. However, I was dead wrong. Although on the surface it may seem that both wildlife conservation and animal welfare are about saving and protecting furry and feathered creatures… each has a different premise. Wildlife Conservation can be defined as… “Wildlife conservation activities relate to the protection of plants and animal species, and their habitats. Conservation efforts are made with a goal to preserve nature, and endangered species for the future generations.” (According to the US…