Canned Hunting

[The One and Only...]

I dunno. I think I was ranting.

I don't disapprove of canned hunting. I'm not sure I would enjoy it, but it really isn't much more unfair than regular hunting. Even if it were, I'm not really bothered by the unfairness of hunting anyway.

Look at it in this manner. Canned hunting can actually maintain biodiversity. I'm serious. If commercially-operated hunting ranches are allowed to thrive - and they can use endangered species - they might get a few customers who are looking for a more unique kill. Of course, they have to maintain a supply of these animals as well. Thus, they purchase a few and begin to breed them. The result: biodiversity is being maintained, perhaps even increased, without any regulation or tax-payer funded measures that probably would not work quite as well in the first place (with poaching and all).

As an interim measure, to ensure the set-up of these establishments, tax credits could be provided to entrepeneurs (sic).

As for the rainforests? Simple. Respect the native's property rights. Problem solved, except for the fact that we really don't have that much power over foreign countries. Oh well; it wouldn't really be fair to deny them the ability to abuse their natural resources like all the developed nations have.