10 reasons humans kill animals – and why we can't avoid it
- Written by Benjamin Allen, Wildlife ecologist, University of Southern Queensland
As long as humans have existed, they’ve killed animals. But the necessity of some types of animal killing are now questioned by many. So can humans ever stop killing animals entirely? And if not, what’s the best way forward?
New research I led investigates these questions. My colleagues and I identified the ten main reasons why humans...