"The population of tigers in the last century has declined by 95 percent...tiger numbers have dwindled to between 5,000 and 7,500. The Bali, Caspian, and Javan tigers are already classified as extinct." This piece of data is a very good example of endangered animals. There are many, many endangered species in the world, this data about tigers helps paint the picture of how quickly animals are dying out. Although there are laws in place to protect endangered animals, something more clearly needs to be done. Tigers are endangered species, yet their population is still declining due to illegal poaching and trade. We desperately need to take action if we want animals to continue to live in our world.

People in many countries view using animals to fight against each other as entertainment, and they don't see anything wrong with it. They feel that animals are inferior to humans, therefore they do not matter in the world, and can be used as play things. People on the other side of the debate, know that hurting animals, and using them for entertainment is wrong, and they need to be protected just as humans do.

Frames

The public has a generally accurate picture of what is wrong with animal conservation, but they are still missing a lot of key points, our government does not put a lot of weight on this issue, because it is not directly affecting the people of the United States, or the people around the world. But it is still a major issue. Keeping animal species in balance affects if nature is in balance, and although it doesn't seem like a very pressing issue to a lot of people, it will eventually lead to worse things, and then there will be no way to fix the damage that has already been done to the earth.

Freedom

Freedom in the case of animal conservation is a little bit hard to define. Freedom for animals would include freedom to reproduce and freedom from being hunted, or becoming endangered. Of course the natural food chain will still take place to keep all animals from overpopulating the world and throwing things out of balance, but over hunting puts everything out of balance as well. The best way to achieve a free outcome is through the polis.