In You wouldn’t hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue, Simon Coghlan and Lucy Sparrow explain how video games often portray virtual animals as “mere tools for players to kill to complete quests or to gain materials and trophies” (Coghlan and Sparrow). This causes the players to treat virtual animals with no respect and creates an ethical issue. As Coghlan and Sparrow explain, many video games encourage virtual violence against animals, which can have repercussions to the treatment animals receive in real life too. The position held…