Here we go again...

Just saw this headline on Drudge Report:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...po-South-Africa.html

"The loopholes: Hunters have been known to lure lions out of the boundary of their protected area and bow hunting can also be used by those hunting illegally, or unethically, say Zimbabwean conservationists, because it is silent."

Somehow I very much doubt that someone who has put in sufficient time and practice to become confident enough with a bow to shoot a lion would then poach said lion. This "logic" leaves a tremendous amount to be desired.

Another pair of idiots calling themselves journalists who have nothing better to do.

Re-hashing the ignorance of Joe public!

http://www.news24.com/Green/Ne...p-game-hunt-20150908



NSPCA granted warrant to try stop game hunt
2015-09-08 13:18



Johannesburg - South African animal rights group the NSPCA on Monday said it has obtained a warrant in its attempt to stop a week-long large game hunt that could see hundreds of animals die.

Game such as gemsbuck, wildebeest, warthogs, and impalas have already been killed in the hunt, the group said, which is set to take place on a private reserve in the Limpopo region.

Critics say the method of killing, which involves tracking the beasts then driving them toward hunters waiting on special platforms, though legal is cruel as animals are often only wounded and then left to die a slow and painful death.

Hunting controversy

The NSPCA was granted a warrant by a South African court, and can bring charges against the organisers if they see signs of cruelty towards animals during the hunt.

"Our team has successfully obtained a warrant to gain access to the farms for the next four days," the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in South Africa said on its Facebook page.

"Please be assured that we are doing everything possible to stop the hunt."

The controversy comes just over two months after Cecil the lion was killed by an American recreational game hunter in Zimbabwe, causing a global outcry against inhumane hunting.

The NSPCA said some animals have already been killed during the organised hunt.

"We can confirm that 18 animals were killed today, including gemsbuck, eland, wildebeest, warthogs, impala and duiker," said the Facebook post.

quote:

Originally posted by Kathi:

"Our team has successfully obtained a warrant to gain access to the farms for the next four days,"

ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!?!

Can someone from S.A. please explain what kind of kangaroo court you are dealing with there?

This is bizarre.

"From past hunts like these we have seen that much of the kill can’t be eaten or used as trophies because the dead animals are so full of bullets.”

I am sure this is accurate! "The eland must be discarded as it has two bullets in it." Amazing this stuff gets printed. . . and believed by the masses.