The Argument Against Cannibalism
It’s been said that animals were given to us as a source of food: meat. All meats are edible and we humans are made of meat, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we are to be eaten. Human beings may be preys to some animals, but did you know that through the eyes of other human beings, we’re their preys as well? This is what is call Cannibalism; when one being consumes another of the same kind. Some find this revolting, meanwhile others do not. There is no law here in the U.S. against the act of cannibalism but it may be considered a violation of the laws passed against murder, in some cases, and the desecration or corpses. Cannibalism exists all over the world by what are called Cannibals. "The first known modern accounts of cannibalism
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There must've been an unimaginable amont of horror when first Europeans beholded Carib natives feeding on human during a post war. Over time, cannibalism was spread everywhere. For example, an American gold prospector, Alferd Packer was declared to be a cannibal. On February of 1874, he left for an expedition in the Colorado mountains with five others but had returned after 2 months all alone. As people began to wonder of the other men’s whereabouts, Packer had admitted to have killed them, but only as self defense. He also admitted to have then eaten their remains for survival. As a result, he was given a 40year sentence but was then granted a parole. Issei Sagawa, a Japanese student, traveled to Paris to complete his English Literature. There he shot one of the co-eds and went on to cannibalize her over the following two days. Eventually he was arrested but was “unfit for trial” because of his insanity. He was then set free due to the fact that some paperwork had given him the …show more content…
One well known insect that eats its own kind is the praying mantis. The female praying mantis eating the head off the male after mating was once just an urban legand, today its far more complicated. An entomology student from the University of Central Arkansas,Kyle Hurley, dedicated two years to observe praying mantises in a lab, where he made very interesting observations. One observation he has made was that only one out of 45 cases the male ends up consuming the female and also that one out of 45 cases does the female removed the head of the male before mating. He also observed that female mantises “were selectively cannibalizing smaller males”. For animals, its a different story. Some animals tend to eat their own species as a part of their natural diet. As example, King snakes tend feed on other snakes, including venomous ones. Or even sometimes, you could catch chimps killing and eating chimp babies. Cannibalism among animals can occur for territorial reasons, like a male lion, who would kill cubs that arent his when assuming control of a new pride. Change in temperature can also affect the rate of cannibalism. The Huffington Post sent a report on december of year 2011 of an increase of cannibalism among polar bears, where some had "ever-increasing periods of fasting on land and shorter periods out on the ice to catch the seals they need to survive." With little ice left, the bears cannot reach
There must've been an unimaginable amont of horror when first Europeans beholded Carib natives feeding on human during a post war. Over time, cannibalism was spread everywhere. For example, an American gold prospector, Alferd Packer was declared to be a cannibal. On February of 1874, he left for an expedition in the Colorado mountains with five others but had returned after 2 months all alone. As people began to wonder of the other men’s whereabouts, Packer had admitted to have killed them, but only as self defense. He also admitted to have then eaten their remains for survival. As a result, he was given a 40year sentence but was then granted a parole. Issei Sagawa, a Japanese student, traveled to Paris to complete his English Literature. There he shot one of the co-eds and went on to cannibalize her over the following two days. Eventually he was arrested but was “unfit for trial” because of his insanity. He was then set free due to the fact that some paperwork had given him the …show more content…
One well known insect that eats its own kind is the praying mantis. The female praying mantis eating the head off the male after mating was once just an urban legand, today its far more complicated. An entomology student from the University of Central Arkansas,Kyle Hurley, dedicated two years to observe praying mantises in a lab, where he made very interesting observations. One observation he has made was that only one out of 45 cases the male ends up consuming the female and also that one out of 45 cases does the female removed the head of the male before mating. He also observed that female mantises “were selectively cannibalizing smaller males”. For animals, its a different story. Some animals tend to eat their own species as a part of their natural diet. As example, King snakes tend feed on other snakes, including venomous ones. Or even sometimes, you could catch chimps killing and eating chimp babies. Cannibalism among animals can occur for territorial reasons, like a male lion, who would kill cubs that arent his when assuming control of a new pride. Change in temperature can also affect the rate of cannibalism. The Huffington Post sent a report on december of year 2011 of an increase of cannibalism among polar bears, where some had "ever-increasing periods of fasting on land and shorter periods out on the ice to catch the seals they need to survive." With little ice left, the bears cannot reach