Real facts about trophy hunting in South Africa

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He's the largest predator on African soil, he's famed for his prowess and regal beauty. His thick mane, powerful shoulders, golden glint in his eye. He enjoys sleeping 20 hours a day, arrives late for meals and likes a harem of females to rule - he's king of the animal world. He's Africa's male lion.

With all he has to offer, he is also a very sought after object amongst shooters. I call them shooters for no longer is hunting fair play. And if fair play does exist, its not amongst those who promote the "Canned Lion Hunting" industry. Not by any means

Recently, the Supreme Court of South Africa overturned a law that prevented captive-bred lions from being hunted before they had spent two years in the wild.

Why?
The grace period did not stop lions from being bred like cattle or ending up over some American's fireplace anyway.
Canned lion hunts generally take place off the back of a vehicle with the poor animal which has not much chance of escape, no further than 10 m away. Its a one sided victory - the hunter feesl like a man (well he's just shot a lion) and he goes away non the less interested in the sordid tales of how his now trophy was bred.
The reality of the overturned law is that the captive breeding industry can continue to breed lions for canned hunts.....

The raw facts explaining hunting:
CANNED HUNTING: shooting large, captive-bred predators such as lions within enclosures for recreational
purposes, as well as putting their body parts on display.
TROPHY HUNTING: Shooting a variety of mostly game-ranch-based wildlife for recreation and putting their
body parts on display.
FAIR CHASE: The pursuit of free-roaming wildlife in which the hunter does not have an unfair
advantage over his quarry.
GREEN HUNTING: Giving tourists the opportunity to dart wild animals when they need to be anaesthetised
for conservation purposes.
REWILDING: Teaching a captive animal how to live in the wild.
LENS HUNTING: Enjoying taking pictures of free roaming animals and putting the

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