It is often observed that a hefty amount of resources is deployed on protecting animals and their habitats by both states and people. It is argued that such resources could be better spent in tackling other basic problems in society namely poverty and health care. I support this view that instead of allocating resources extensively on preserving animals and their natural environment, it is more sensible to address pressing issues of the society.
Many countries around the world are facing an enormous number of problems. One of these problems is poverty. According to the UN report, more than half of the people in the world are living below the poverty line. This means that either they have no-access or limited access to food, water, clothes, or shelter. In such a miserable situation, it seems illogical and insensible that the governments and the people who are better off spend their money on protecting animals and their habitat, while the poor are disenfranchised of basic life necessities. This behaviour creates not only depression and hopelessness in the society, but also compel poor to commit crimes or sometimes suicide. For instance, recently in a slump of Karachi, a disheartened father tried to take his own life, when his children who did not eat anything for days, asked him for food. In contrast, if the government or people used their money to eradicate poverty and hunger, this would have never happened.
Moreover, poverty gives birth to several other problems such as pollution, which not only affects our environment, but other species as well. In other words, when people are not able to take care of themselves, how will they be able to take care of their environment? Due to poverty, insufficient sanitary facilities and improper sewerage infrastructure in developing countries, rivers and oceans are polluted to a point that they are no more inhabitable for aquatic biodiversity. For example, a recent survey showed that a variety of fish population has been reduced to almost half in the Indus River, owing to industrial and residential waste being dumped into the river. Therefore, it is crucial to allocate funds for the development of such infrastructures, which not only improves people’s lives, but also saves other species and their habitats.
To conclude, while other people’s opinion may vary, in my opinion, the governments and the society should put in ample funding to address fundamental issues such as poverty and its related problems which directly affects people and the environment rather than on the matters that are merely the result of the above factors.
It is
often
observed that a hefty amount of resources
is deployed
on protecting animals and their habitats by both states and
people
. It
is argued
that such resources could be better spent in tackling
other
basic
problems
in society
namely
poverty
and health care. I support this view that
instead
of allocating resources
extensively
on preserving animals and their natural
environment
, it is more sensible to address pressing issues of the society.
Many
countries around the world are facing an enormous number of
problems
. One of these
problems
is
poverty
. According to the UN report, more than half of the
people
in the world are living below the
poverty
line. This means that either they have no-access or limited access to food, water, clothes, or shelter. In such a miserable situation, it seems illogical and insensible that the
governments
and the
people
who are better off spend their money on protecting animals and their habitat, while the poor
are disenfranchised
of basic life necessities. This
behaviour
creates not
only
depression and hopelessness in the society,
but
also
compel poor to commit crimes or
sometimes
suicide.
For instance
, recently in a slump of Karachi, a disheartened father tried to take his
own
life, when his children who did not eat anything for days, asked him for food.
In contrast
, if the
government
or
people
used
their money to eradicate
poverty
and hunger, this would have never happened.
Moreover
,
poverty
gives birth to several
other
problems
such as pollution, which not
only
affects our
environment
,
but
other
species
as well
. In
other
words, when
people
are not able to take care of themselves, how will they be able to take care of their
environment
? Due to
poverty
, insufficient sanitary facilities and improper sewerage infrastructure in
developing countries
, rivers and oceans
are polluted
to a point that they are no more inhabitable for aquatic biodiversity.
For example
, a recent survey
showed
that a variety of fish population has been
reduced
to almost half in the Indus River, owing to industrial and residential waste
being dumped
into the river.
Therefore
, it is crucial to allocate funds for the development of such infrastructures, which not
only
improves
people’s
lives
,
but
also
saves
other
species and their habitats.
To conclude
, while
other
people’s
opinion may vary, in my opinion, the
governments
and the society should put in ample funding to address fundamental issues such as
poverty
and its related
problems
which
directly
affects
people
and the
environment
rather
than on the matters that are
merely
the result of the above factors.