HUNTING, HUNTER AND SO-CALLED "ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS"
The article discusses some aspects of the phenomenon of hunting. The author notes that in recent years (and especially in recent months) the theme of anti-hunting tendencies in the Russian society obviously pushed the perennial topic of the crisis in hunting economy. In the second part of the paper presents experimental and applied systematics of the so-called animal rights activists, which takes into account primarily the social psychological determinants of participation and behaviour: values, beliefs, needs, motives and interests, etc. the Author distinguishes 4 types so-called animal rights activists: ideologues, provocateurs, who loves animals, compassionate.