Here's a pic from that book-- 
Posted on 07/31/2015 7:22:36 PM PDT by Morgana
I started noticing “Cecil the Lion” trending on Facebook and Twitter at some point yesterday afternoon. By the evening, it was the most popular topic on social media, and stories about the lion were popping up on all of the national news sites.
Before I took the time to investigate, I tried to imagine if there could be any valid reason for a wild cat to become the biggest news item in the world. On a day when another undercover video revealed Planned Parenthood dismembering murdered children for profit, I strained to think if there might be some justification for ignoring the harvesting of human beings in favor of obsessing over a large feline in Africa.
I thought maybe the lion had cured cancer, or sprouted wings and flown into space, or stood on its hind legs and recited the Gettysburg Address. Surely, these developments would vindicate the disproportionate amount of attention it was receiving. But I quickly found out that the lion, from Zimbabwe, had done no such thing. Apparently, all it did was die.
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Dead serial killers, yeah. Dead babies, no way. The innocent do not deserve to be dismembered alive then sold like pork belly. Abusing corpses used to be an offense to humanity and a crime to boot. So did murder, I believe.
It is because there are 7,000,000,000 people on earth and only 7000 lions remaining on earth. That is why Lion killing makes more news. People value gold more than iron for the same reason.
To paraphrase Rush “A hundred years from now, folks will look back on this generation and wonder how we could have been so barbaric”.
Cecil, the manufactured tragedy...
For those of us who enjoy books, there is one you might find at your county library written by Peter Hathaway Capstick. Its title is Death In The Long Grass, and it will make your hair stand on end. Capstick was a Professional Hunter, but he did it to help people the big animals were killing. Not all animals are friendly, or cuddly. Colonel Jeff Cooper once said, "In Africa, everything bites!"
I posted a story about Cecil and the abortion videos. No one commented or “liked” it but no one unfriended me and I have noticed that there are no “poor Cecil” stories among my friends so hopefully they are thinking about it. I am pretty much tired of tip toeing. But for the most part its extended family and the posts are pix of cute kids with occasional kitty videos. Oh, and lots of dogs things from one particular SIL.
Yes, I agree, I have read Capstick's books. Another great hunter-adventurer and writer was Jim Corbett. His books are also great reads. Corbett's only aim (no pun intended) was to kill tigers and leopards that had killed literally hundreds of people in India. It has been estimated that he saved thousands of human lives by his actions.
Among his books that are my favorites are Man-eaters of Kumaon, The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, and The Temple Tiger, all outstanding, true, narratives of his incredible adventures.
Actually the Cecil the Lion story was entirely predictable. I think we all knew last week as soon as the Planned Parenthood Abortion Mill and Baby Parts Store news broke, it would only be a short time until the inevitable “There’s a Confederate Flag Over There” story surfaced. The only thing we did not know was the particulars.
Every time there is a story that embarrasses or damns the left, the media pulls one of these out of their files and blows it way out of proportion. Sad thing is, It usually works. ACORN being the only example I can think of that the diversion failed. There may be others, but I cannot think of any off hand.
Your reply rattled up Man-Eaters Of Tsavo by Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson, D.S.O., 1907. Those interested can find it online here, free.
Here's a pic from that book--
Interesting, my copy of the book doesn’t have that photo. I think you would enjoy the film version too.
Elmer Keith was an amazing man, learning to shoot cap and ball revolvers from Civil War vets at an early age to advancing modern revolver shooting techniques.
I haven’t given much of a flip about the manufactured lion outrage. The lion was old and getting to be less of a draw for the park.
The Zimbabwe people don’t seem to care but then that is the same dynamic as city people getting bent out of shape over the killing of wolves out in the sticks whilst farmers who live in the area are not even a tiny bit upset.
And my favorite Elmer Keith quote?: "A dollar looked as big as my hat!"
Brought forth in the early 1930's in Idaho, when you lived out of what you could glean from the wilderness...
“I know why progressives cry for dead lions and not dead babies: it’s called Natural Law.”
The article does a very good job of explaining how conscience can be so selectively applied.
Still, I believe it is an opening of their consciences and we can’t let the opportunity pass by to help them further see Truth.
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