Animal Cruelty, By Walt Disney - 1178 Words

â€Å"Waking up hours before the dawn, and to know the utter silence of a late autumn morning. Hearing the crunch of snow under your boots as you begin the hike into the distant, silent mountains. Smelling the pines along the trail, and see the silent sentinel spruces on the ridge, barely glimpsed in the pre-dawn dark. It’s enough to sit, shivering, at the best spot on the top rim of a remote basin, watching the east grow bright, waiting for the first rays of warm sunshine to break through the trees and drive away the bitter cold of night.† Although some people think that hunting is animal cruelty, I believe that hunting is crucial to maintain the balance of animal population before they become over populated. Hunting in general is a broad topic so, I will be using deer as the main point. Walt Disney has had a hand in how hunters are portrayed. Bambi, released in 1942, portrayed hunters as heartless people, killing Bambi’s mother and leaving the fawn to learn to survive. Disney also came out with a television show based on Davy Crockett s life. â€Å"The series celebrated Crockett s ability as a hunter and resulted in a children s fad of wearing coonskin caps and carrying toy Crockett buffalo rifles.† Disney has used movies to make us see both sides. In 1980, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was formed; its slogan was, ‘Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.’ Hunting has been a very controversial topic for many years andShow MoreRelatedEssay on Racism in Disney Films2220 Words   |  9 Pagestheir feet, and lions roar to their royal place in the animal kingdom. Disney films have captivated the American culture for years and have become a pivotal part of popular culture as well as a fo rm of education. However, these films have devoured the youth of America and, in the process; have perpetuated an institutionally racist society based on harsh stereotypes. 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