http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/07/31/dentist-who-killed-cecil-lion-wanted-to-kill-elephant-next-guide-says/

So I'm sure you've heard the news that's been going around lately about an American dentist who went to Africa to hunt a lion at a national park. It was lured out of the protected area, baited by the hunting guides, and eventually shot. They saw the tracking collar and tried to hide it. Now the guy who shot the lion is in hiding and officials in Zimbabwe want him to go back.

What do you make of it? Personally I think hunting just for bragging rights and a trophy is wrong.

Was that lion endangered?

Was that lion endangered?



Should be. There are only about 30,000 lions left in Africa.

http://worldlionday.com/african-lion/


http://assets.amuniversal.com/c8690d50188b0133f915005056a9545d



Cat

Should be. There are only about 30,000 lions left in Africa.

http://worldlionday.com/african-lion/


http://assets.amuniversal.com/c8690d50188b0133f915005056a9545d


Well, at least most African countries made it illegal to kill their endangered animals in the wild.

Why would he want to shoot it? Did the lion get provoked?

Why would he want to shoot it? Did the lion get provoked?



Nope. He just wanted to shoot it because it was there. Some people like to hunt big game for the sport of it-nothing more than that.


Cat

Why would he want to shoot it? Did the lion get provoked?


Well, the person who shot the lion was a hunter. He probably thought hunting animals was okay, even though some of them are endangered.

The whole thing is a big pile of grandstanding.

First off, let me say that I never understood how you could get your jollies killing majestic animals.

That said, people have been hunting wild game for millennia.  And the people who want this guy's head on a pike could not give a damn about animal suffering if they eat any pork or chicken in the United States.  There is infinitely more inhumanity going on in the production of pork and chicken in America's factory farms.  So if they want somebody's head to roll, let them start with the factory farmers and stop eating their McNuggets and pork BBQ.

All this noise about that lion is nothing more than people wanting to look "fashionable" by protesting something.

The whole thing is a big pile of grandstanding.

First off, let me say that I never understood how you could get your jollies killing majestic animals.

That said, people have been hunting wild game for millennia.  And the people who want this guy's head on a pike could not give a damn about animal suffering if they eat any pork or chicken in the United States.  There is infinitely more inhumanity going on in the production of pork and chicken in America's factory farms.  So if they want somebody's head to roll, let them start with the factory farmers and stop eating their McNuggets and pork BBQ.

All this noise about that lion is nothing more than people wanting to look "fashionable" by protesting something.

You've won the internet.

The whole thing is a big pile of grandstanding.

First off, let me say that I never understood how you could get your jollies killing majestic animals.

That said, people have been hunting wild game for millennia.  And the people who want this guy's head on a pike could not give a damn about animal suffering if they eat any pork or chicken in the United States.  There is infinitely more inhumanity going on in the production of pork and chicken in America's factory farms.  So if they want somebody's head to roll, let them start with the factory farmers and stop eating their McNuggets and pork BBQ.

All this noise about that lion is nothing more than people wanting to look "fashionable" by protesting something.

It's nothing new, but somehow this one got attention. There are people who don't eat meat because of what factory farms do. It's still not enough to make a difference.

Well, the person who shot the lion was a hunter. He probably thought hunting animals was okay, even though some of them are endangered.


He was also a family dentist.

From what I believe is that Cecil The Lion was best described as 'celebrity' to the area and the locals are upset about it.

The whole thing is a big pile of grandstanding.

First off, let me say that I never understood how you could get your jollies killing majestic animals.

That said, people have been hunting wild game for millennia.  And the people who want this guy's head on a pike could not give a damn about animal suffering if they eat any pork or chicken in the United States.  There is infinitely more inhumanity going on in the production of pork and chicken in America's factory farms.  So if they want somebody's head to roll, let them start with the factory farmers and stop eating their McNuggets and pork BBQ.

All this noise about that lion is nothing more than people wanting to look "fashionable" by protesting something.



Dammit, LyricBoy, I really hate it when you post something that I totally agree with.  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

The brother of Cecil the lion has been killed by an apparently illegal hunter after the slaughter of one of Africa's most famous animals sparked global outrage.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/cecil-the-lions-brother-jericho-shot-dead-by-hunters-in-fresh-tragedy-in-zimbabwe-10432714.html

The brother of Cecil the lion has been killed by an apparently illegal hunter after the slaughter of one of Africa's most famous animals sparked global outrage.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/cecil-the-lions-brother-jericho-shot-dead-by-hunters-in-fresh-tragedy-in-zimbabwe-10432714.html


I wonder if social media will go bonkers over the poacher? ???

I wonder if social media will go bonkers over the poacher? ???
I have a feeling it has already started, my feeds on FB are one-a-plenty.

From what I believe is that Cecil The Lion was best described as 'celebrity' to the area and the locals are upset about it.


They want the dentist in jail.

They want the dentist in jail.
The other lions?

They want the dentist in jail.



The problem is what the dentist did was perfectly legal.  >:( >:( >:(



Cat

The other lions?


Yep.

The problem is what the dentist did was perfectly legal.  >:( >:( >:(

Cat


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs9n4MDAlPU

Gs9n4MDAlPU

Let me guess, I'm racist, sexist, homophobic, or have problems with transsexuals, if I'm not 'outraged' like everybody else.  ::)

Rebellion is the new conformity, which isn't really rebellion at all.  8-P

That being said, I think killing big animals like lions and tigers, just for fun, is wrong. Plus, there's white privilege in play here.

But I don't have to post on every internet blog or site just because it's 'cool' or 'politically correct' to be 'angry' or 'outraged.'

I wonder if social media will go bonkers over the poacher? ???

They already have.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/s960x960/11816282_920845041307644_5551836771437700351_o.jpg

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/s960x960/11816282_920845041307644_5551836771437700351_o.jpg


;D  ;D

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/s960x960/11816282_920845041307644_5551836771437700351_o.jpg


that's quite funny.  ;D

;D  ;D

that's quite funny.  ;D
Terry Gilliam deserves the credit here.

http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2015/animageofcec.jpg

An image of Cecil the lion on the Empire State Building.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/s960x960/11816282_920845041307644_5551836771437700351_o.jpg



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM



Cat

The government is trying to extradite Dr. Palmer as a foreign poacher.

http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2015/animageofcec.jpg

An image of Cecil the lion on the Empire State Building.


That's pretty cool.

http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2015/animageofcec.jpg

An image of Cecil the lion on the Empire State Building.

How did they do that?

How did they do that?
By projection.