[Eagles6]

Didn't know that we had such progressive anti hunters here on FR. Cecil was getting on up in years and lions that age are generally culled or are killed by a younger male to take the older male's females. As to his cubs getting killed, that's called nature.

Cecil was a normal lion. As far as I can see he was killed in a legal, ethical hunt.

[Boardwalk]

If Cecile were a normal lion, killed ethically, no one would have ever known what a scumbag Walter Palmer is! He also poached a bear and was convicted of that. Unfortunately, he will do a similar thing again. That is who he is.

[Daffynition]

I agree with your post, yet I don’t believe Cecil was a *normal* lion. From the first reports, he was described as an *attraction* at the reserve. Any wild animal that is an attraction has been allowed to get used to/close to humans. Cha-ching. He was a revenue stream for the preserve. I said so, the first day.

From reports, all the guides and license fees were above board. They trailed the animal until it was put down. Anyone ethical who hunts will tell stories of how they had to track an animal that didn’t come down in a clean kill.

[Tammy8]

I am surprised that so many FReepers have swallowed the liberal talking points on this story without bothering to find out the facts.

[MileHi]

Didn't know that we had such progressive anti hunters here on FR.

Really, pretty pathetic.

[dfwgator]

Didn't know that we had such progressive anti hunters here on FR.

Did I just stumble into DU?