Wildlife farming
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Wildlife farming refers to the raising of non-domesticated animals in an agricultural setting to produce whole living animals (to keep as pets) and commodities such as food, traditional medicine and fiber.[1]
Benefits
Wildlife farms can protect certain species that are in danger of extinction due to their demand (use as food, use in traditional medicines, ...)
In his documentary film The End of Eden, South African filmmaker Rick Lomba presents examples of the environmentally sustainable and indeed rejuvenating effect of certain types of wildlife farming.
Current state of the industry
Although few farms exist that raise non-domestic species, certain species that are in very high demand (e.g. tigers, ...) are already being raised industrially.[2]
See also
- Livestock
- Barun Mitra:[3] proponent of legalising the sale of animals in danger of extinction, as it allows to grow these species industrially (hence avoiding the need of hunting them in the wild)
- *The End of Eden on Youtube
- Canned hunting
References
- ↑ The economics of wildlife farming
- ↑ 2012 Current TV documentary on wildlife trade]
- ↑ Legalising the flesh of self-grown local animals
