When a wealthy American dentist killed a prized African lion, he unintentionally reignited the debate regarding the morality of hunting. In this essay I will provide an argument for the morality of hunting. Hunting, when carried out with correct moral intentions and in compliance with the rules, is a morally acceptable act. I will first provide the basic definitions used in my essay, followed by a formal presentation of my argument. Next, I will discuss each premise of my argument separately and explain how they demonstrate that my argument is plausible. Finally, I will consider an objection to my argument and respond accordingly. I must first provide two basic definitions regarding my essay to ensure a common point of view between me and the reader. Hunting, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is the pursuit of game, primarily as a sport. This is the definition that most people remember when they think of hunting. However, for my purposes, I will define hunting more broadly as the pursuit, capture, or killing of game. In this essay I also talk about parasites. The Oxford dictionary defines a pest as a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc. This definition will suffice for my argument.1. An action is permissible if and only if, among those actions that satisfy certain specified constraints, it has sufficiently morally good consequences (LaFollette).2. Feeding a family and providing it with clothing, bedding, or other commonly used items are both morally good acts because they provide the best overall consequences. Removing some pests from an environment to save that environment's ecosystem is morally good because it provides the best overall argument to show that some hunting is morally acceptable. The land cannot completely exclude hunting because it is in fact a vital part of the world's ecosystem. Hunting in this way provides the best overall consequences compared to its alternatives and is therefore moral. As long as one's desires are intact and their actions pure, then they are morally right in their choice to hunt. Works Cited "Pests." Organic gardening. Np, nd Web. July 31, 2015."Definition of parasite." Oxford Dictionaries. Np, nd Web. July 31, 2015."How Much Meat Will Your Deer Produce?" Butcher shop and packaging machine, supplies for sausage making and meat processing. NP, July 10, 2005. Web. July 31, 2015."Hunting." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster and Web. July 31, 2015. LaFollette, Hugh, ed. Ethics in Practice: An Anthology. 3rd ed. Malden: Blackwell, 2007. Print.