What is animal population control, and why is it necessary?
As animal population and human population both grow, humans and animals have been invading each other’ s territory. As a solution, animal population control is being used to lower the size of animal populations. " The term population control refers to measures designed to affect the size, rate of increase or decrease,..... and distribution of..... populations. Most attention has been on maintaining, decreasing, or increasing the size and growth of populations.(" Population and Population Control." Encyclopedia Americana.)” Growing animal populations is not the issue, the issue is what happens as a result of the growing populations. When animal species begin taking up more space, animals and humans begin coming in more contact.“ When the animals and humans meet, the results can be dangerous and sometimes deadly. If something is not done about the population sizes,( Animal Population Control.)” Animal populations are growing rapidly, and the animals begin roaming into“ human territory” and invading the suburbs. " the number of animals in a particular area often exceeds the " carrying capacity "( Animal Population Control)” There are more animals in a certain habitat than there is food, or space. Human populations are also growing.“ every American " occupies 20 percent more developed land " than two decades earlier.(" Milestones in the History of Animal Population Control)” Animals are coming into