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Trophy Hunting Persuasive Speech
Imagine your favorite animal going extinct. What if it was all because of one thing, trophy hunting. Would you still be a fan of trophy hunting? The revenue isn't used properly, rules and laws aren't followed, and endangered animals aren't protected. There are also so many more reasons, the list could go on. Trophy hunting should be banned EVERYWHERE!

To begin with, trophy hunting should not be allowed because revenue isn't always used properly. According to “Africa's Uneasy Neighbors,” “only 3% of funds go to citizens.” This means that when someone kills a lion for trophy hunting barely ANY of the money goes towards things such as, poor villages. Secondly, according to “The democratic staff if the house Natural resources committee” “We found many troubling examples of funds’ either being diverted from their purpose or not being dedicated to conservation in the first place” Trophy
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According to Goodwell Nzou “They are objects of terror.” While this may be true does it really give us the right to kill them. This will ultimately mess up the food chain. Humans and animals will have to coexist in the end, either way.

Lastly, lions and all endangered animals in general should be protected. According to “Newsela” “ Lions no longer exist in 99% of their West Africa Range. The International Union for Conservation of nature added West Africa lions to the list of critically endangered animals.” Also according to “Newsela” “Both regions can lose half their numbers of the big cats in the next 20 years” This ultimately means that lions are going extinct very fast, obviously trophy hunting does not help

In conclusion, all trophy hunting should be illegal. It barely provided revenue, is making animals go extinct, and is breaking rules. Some places do not even allow trophies to be transported! Trophy hunting is very terrible, and should not be allowed anywhere in the

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