There are an increasing number of animals living on the edge of extinction. It is argued that only those that are useful to human beings deserve to be protected. I disagree with the view.
Admittedly, it seems to be more cost-effective to only make an effort to protect the animals that can be utilized by human beings. Firstly, there still exist a huge number of tough problems, such as famines and wars, waiting to be solved in many aspects of human beings’ society. Only spending money on animals whose meat can be eaten or fur can be made into clothes enables human beings to save resources for the solution of other problems. Secondly, the dying out of animals is not caused only by human beings. That being said, the disappearance of many species should actually be attributed to the choice of nature. Trying to protect those that are becoming extinct because they cannot adjust to the natural environment would be a waste of effort.
However, I strongly believe that the protection of animals should not be done selectively. In the first place, most of the animals are crucial parts of the ecological system. Even those that look useless to human beings may be pivotal to the food of chains. If humans just sit by and watch a species disappear, it may significantly affect the ecology and even be detrimental to human beings. In the second place, the activities of human beings, such as hunting, medical experiments or urbanization, contribute to the deterioration of the survival of many animals. Therefore, human beings, after having gained vast benefits from nature, should shoulder the responsibility and answer for what we have done to the animals by protecting all animals that face the danger of dying out.
In conclusion, though protecting animals selectively can save some money and energy, human beings should look at the larger picture, as protecting all endangered animals is not only protecting human beings ourselves, but also a responsibility of human beings’ society.
There are an increasing number of
animals
living on the edge of extinction. It
is argued
that
only
those that are useful to
human
beings deserve to
be protected
. I disagree with the view.
Admittedly
, it seems to be more cost-effective to
only
make
an effort to protect the
animals
that can
be utilized
by
human
beings.
Firstly
, there
still
exist a huge number of tough problems, such as famines and wars, waiting to
be solved
in
many
aspects of
human
beings’ society.
Only
spending money on
animals
whose meat can
be eaten
or fur can
be made
into clothes enables
human
beings to save resources for the solution of other problems.
Secondly
, the dying out of
animals
is not caused
only
by
human
beings. That
being said
, the disappearance of
many
species should actually
be attributed
to the choice of nature. Trying to protect those that are becoming extinct
because
they cannot adjust to the natural environment would be a waste of effort.
However
, I
strongly
believe that the protection of
animals
should not
be done
selectively
. In the
first
place, most of the
animals
are crucial parts of the ecological system. Even those that look useless to
human
beings may be pivotal to the food of chains. If
humans
just
sit by and
watch
a species disappear, it may
significantly
affect the ecology and even be detrimental to
human
beings. In the second place, the activities of
human
beings, such as hunting, medical experiments or urbanization, contribute to the deterioration of the survival of
many
animals
.
Therefore
,
human
beings, after having gained vast benefits from nature, should shoulder the responsibility and answer for what we have done to the
animals
by
protecting
all
animals
that face the
danger
of dying out.
In conclusion
, though
protecting
animals
selectively
can save
some
money and energy,
human
beings should look at the larger picture, as
protecting
all endangered
animals
is not
only
protecting
human
beings ourselves,
but
also
a responsibility of
human
beings’ society.