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If it's legal to kill unborn human children, then why should anyone care about lions?
This topic is so 6 months ago. Can we move forward? Liberals don't give a shit about this lion. We know why it's their topic. You're not taking our guns away.The death of a beloved lion named Cecil, at the hands of an American hunter in Zimbabwe, struck a nerve around the globe. The debate about the ethics of that hunt still provokes strong emotions. On Wednesday, October 7th, MSNBC will focus on another side of the industry, the legal side. Blood Lions, a one hour documentary, takes viewers inside the seldom seen world of the “canned hunting” industry in South Africa.
With the help of Ian Michler, safari operator and environmental journalist and Rick Swazey, an American hunter, viewers will see inside the breeding farms where lions are bred for a variety of exploitative revenue streams.
“Our film is an exposé,” says Blood Lions director Bruce Young, “most of the lions exist in appalling conditions, exploited at every stage of their lives. Even the people in South Africa do not know that lions are being bred for the bullet – and that it is totally legal. We want to show the world what is going on, who is involved, the impact on the animals and how much money is being generated by this industry.”
Also known as captive bred lion hunting, canned hunts allow hunters to select their lion ahead of time and complete a hunt in a matter of just three days. Canned hunts provide a cheaper, faster, and a surefire way of hunting predatory animals, compared to wild lion hunts which may last weeks with a much lower probability of success. Americans are largely fueling the industry, with 62% of the trophies being imported into the United States, according to Humane Society International.
The documentary includes the perspective of both proponents of this practice who say that hunting helps preserve Africa’s lion population and conservationists who are quick to dispute that claim.
Catch the premiere of Blood Lions, Wednesday October 7th at 10pm ET on MSNBC.
"Blood Lions" premieres Wednesday October 7th on MSNBC
Blood Lions™ - A Call to Stop Canned Lion Hunting
Canned hunting is very dishonorable to the hunter and to the prey. Actually, canned hunting is not hunting - it's just killing, much like in a slaughterhouse.
Another con who thinks this has anything to do with conservation.I am not a leftward or a bleeding heart progressive
That doesn't mean that I don't love and care for all animal life!
Shame on all of you!
The animals have to be culled in order to maintain a healthy population,and the money goes to further that cause.
Another moron liberal who doesnt understand that animals need to be culled from time to time to prevent starvation and over predation of local wildlife.
not lions. Plenty of gazelles, wildebeasts, buffalo to kill year long.
Another con who thinks this has anything to do with conservation.I am not a leftward or a bleeding heart progressive
That doesn't mean that I don't love and care for all animal life!
Shame on all of you!
The animals have to be culled in order to maintain a healthy population,and the money goes to further that cause.
Another moron liberal who doesnt understand that animals need to be culled from time to time to prevent starvation and over predation of local wildlife.
not lions. Plenty of gazelles, wildebeasts, buffalo to kill year long.
Lions and other big cats are not the only animals kept in cages for target practice by these asshole cowards. Certain ungulates are, as are other threatened and endangered animals.
I think they shoulders allow hunting but only when the pack or herd or gaggle or pod population are healthy. For example we are overfishing our oceans. There should be so many deer elephants lions wolves tigers mountain lions pigs or bear that we need to kill a few. And you always eat the meat.The death of a beloved lion named Cecil, at the hands of an American hunter in Zimbabwe, struck a nerve around the globe. The debate about the ethics of that hunt still provokes strong emotions. On Wednesday, October 7th, MSNBC will focus on another side of the industry, the legal side. Blood Lions, a one hour documentary, takes viewers inside the seldom seen world of the “canned hunting” industry in South Africa.
With the help of Ian Michler, safari operator and environmental journalist and Rick Swazey, an American hunter, viewers will see inside the breeding farms where lions are bred for a variety of exploitative revenue streams.
“Our film is an exposé,” says Blood Lions director Bruce Young, “most of the lions exist in appalling conditions, exploited at every stage of their lives. Even the people in South Africa do not know that lions are being bred for the bullet – and that it is totally legal. We want to show the world what is going on, who is involved, the impact on the animals and how much money is being generated by this industry.”
Also known as captive bred lion hunting, canned hunts allow hunters to select their lion ahead of time and complete a hunt in a matter of just three days. Canned hunts provide a cheaper, faster, and a surefire way of hunting predatory animals, compared to wild lion hunts which may last weeks with a much lower probability of success. Americans are largely fueling the industry, with 62% of the trophies being imported into the United States, according to Humane Society International.
The documentary includes the perspective of both proponents of this practice who say that hunting helps preserve Africa’s lion population and conservationists who are quick to dispute that claim.
Catch the premiere of Blood Lions, Wednesday October 7th at 10pm ET on MSNBC.
"Blood Lions" premieres Wednesday October 7th on MSNBC
Blood Lions™ - A Call to Stop Canned Lion Hunting
Canned hunting is very dishonorable to the hunter and to the prey. Actually, canned hunting is not hunting - it's just killing, much like in a slaughterhouse.
I'm going deer hunting this weekend. A buck has to have 8 points. Any less we let it pass. Too young. And opening day is in November 15 to let them mate through mating season. That way you assure another generation. Don't worry bucks don't help raise their babies.
I'm bow hunting this weekend. Opening day next month is gun season. A lot harder to shoot a deer with a bow so they allow it now. Very strict rules. And it raises a lot of money. For example I just bought a $6500 quad and my bro just bought $100,000 piece of hunting property and that's just the start of it. All the gear the gas to get up north go out to eat get a hotel room. $1000 crossbows, guns, ammo. The economy would collapse without hunting.
. If there was no hunting, there would be no conservation of our wildlife. Trust me, the animals don't mind; they don't have the intelligence to mind.
Another con who thinks this has anything to do with conservation.The animals have to be culled in order to maintain a healthy population,and the money goes to further that cause.
Another moron liberal who doesnt understand that animals need to be culled from time to time to prevent starvation and over predation of local wildlife.
not lions. Plenty of gazelles, wildebeasts, buffalo to kill year long.
Lions and other big cats are not the only animals kept in cages for target practice by these asshole cowards. Certain ungulates are, as are other threatened and endangered animals.
and you have the dolphins kept in sea worlds small "pond"... you have the bull runs, cat and dog festivals in Asia, you have the rhino being hunted for its horn, elephants for its tusk/ivory, the list goes on and on........not to mention cats, mice, monkeys etc for testing.
Let me get this straight, you think you have a say in this industry??It's not the killing it's the chase and being self sustaining and using what I harvest.Those still have to be killed... Like I said I would rather do that myself, than pay someone else to do by buying it in a store.No really don't... Store bought meat is too full of steroids and hormones for my liking. The feed lots use these put weight on the stock.
why don't you become a semi-vegetarian like me?
I only eat fish and seafood and chicken
why do you like killing so much Rustic?
Like said it is one of the great joys in my life.
My culture has been doing it for centuries and it's still the same, plus you can't beat fresh venison.
its not a chase in canned hunting- the lions are drugged and confined inside fences while fat rich pigs shoot the helpless lion, often missing thus making it suffer minutes or hours or days in the case of Cecil.
I never said there is chase in canned hunts.... DoltIt's not the killing it's the chase and being self sustaining and using what I harvest.Those still have to be killed... Like I said I would rather do that myself, than pay someone else to do by buying it in a store.No really don't... Store bought meat is too full of steroids and hormones for my liking. The feed lots use these put weight on the stock.
why don't you become a semi-vegetarian like me?
I only eat fish and seafood and chicken
why do you like killing so much Rustic?
Like said it is one of the great joys in my life.
My culture has been doing it for centuries and it's still the same, plus you can't beat fresh venison.
its not a chase in canned hunting- the lions are drugged and confined inside fences while fat rich pigs shoot the helpless lion, often missing thus making it suffer minutes or hours or days in the case of Cecil.
Time to outlaw killing all big cats and rare animals.
Agreed, but privately owned animals are a different story. The owners can do as they please, I have no desire to be involved in that decision.
Not my place...
Says who? Why does it matter?Said the baby butchers... You can do better than that.It's animal cruelty - which is a predictor of human cruelty.
If You Want To Stop Violence Against People, Stop Violence Against Animals
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You really are a heartless little person, aren't you!
Your fake ancestors drove whole herds of buffalo off of cliffs,took what they wanted and left the rest to rot.
I think you should be paying reparations.
They had primitive weapons and were just trying to survive. They used meat and hides. White hide hunters just slaughtered them with buffalo rifles and let the meat rot in the sun. Stone age people used torches to drive animals over cliffs.
totally different situation than today, we agree.
Yes, conserve the wild populations... Leave the privately owned population to their owners discretion.yep and once an animal is gone, its gone forever. Look at how the big cat pop. numbers are dwindling just in the last 50 years.
Canned hunts use private stock... Educate yourself.Time to outlaw killing all big cats and rare animals.
I think we should outlaw it until they are overpopulated then only give out a limited number of permits every year.
I have zero desire to kill a top predator.
