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Debate Score:9
Arguments:6
Total Votes:9
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Should we bother protecting animals that don't provide anything for the Human race?

this is the conversation I had with someone the other day

Them: Don't shoot that panda

Me; Why all they do is eat and sit

Them: Yeah but they're endangered

Me: and?

Them: if you kill them there will be none left

Me: and? all they do is eat and sit, if you ask me that's a waste of resources.

Them: you might as well say that about obese americans, why don't you go shoot them.

Me: Fine then I will......

 

Just wanted the opinion of the rest of you guys

Yes

Side Score: 5
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No

Side Score: 4
2 points

I agree with this to some degree... But I'd cry if you shot a cat or Koala. XD

Side: yes

To be honest I would to I love cats to death. They shouldn't kill the animals that we don't need just for the heck of it.

Side: yes
2 points

Every species has its place in the ecosystem, and extinction can have a detrimental effect upon other species, and possibly humans.

A lot of endangered species are so endangered because of poaching/hunting/harvesting by the human race, so after all, we bare some responsibility for the survival of a species.

Side: yes
2 points

If they aren't beneficial to humans, no. But most of them are in some fashion because the extinction of one species often throws the ecosystem out of balance where it resided. For example, if the north American cougar became extinct, it would cause a rise in deer populations, which may cause them to damage crops when they run out of grazing land. Of course this particular situation could be easily remedied by allowing more deer tags during hunting season, but my point is that it's important to prepare for the ecological changes that will occur if and when we remove a species. Ultimately though, the ecosystem is self stabilizing and does not require the existence of every species that currently exists.

Side: No
1 point

They are endangered animals of course we save them. And how ignorant was the comment about obese people, There is a hobby for you shoot all the ignorants you come across oh wait that would mean that you have to shoot the ignorant who made the comment!!!

Side: No
1 point

The human race is nothing but a horrendous disease that has spread like the plague over this planet. We multiply like crazy, and lose our minds when something invades our territories (like a squirrel in your back yard). I think we need to stop taking ourselves so damn seriously.

Side: yes