A common defense of sport hunting is that it serves a vital wildlife-management function, without which countless animals would succumb to starvation and disease. This defense leads to the overly hasty conclusion that sport hunting produces a healthier population of animals.
Which of the following, if true, best supports the author’s claim that sport hunting does not necessarily produce a healthier population of animals
A．For many economically depressed families, hunting helps keep food on the table.
B．Wildlife species encroach on farm crops when other food supplies become scarce.
C．Overpopulation of a species causes both p and weak animals to suffer.
D．Sport hunters tend to pursue the biggest and healthiest animals in a population.
E．(E) Many people have p moral objections to killing a creature for any reason other than self-defense.
