I dunno, do we really need you?
The answer to your question about whether we need a human as compared to an animal raises disturbing issues.
When animal rights whacko mentality becomes law, and mere beasts are a de facto protected class, it can be said that Americans need to seriously revise the management of animals.
I’d start with firing all game department personnel. Socialists willing to allow predators to maul, kill, and even eat humans are in serious need of much time in a rubber room
Let’s not forget the clear need to better regulate their psychoactive drug intake.