I went to Africa but with absolutely no dreams of killing what I saw. My shooting was with a camera. So be careful where you apply class envy.
And no - I did not say it was ok as long as they’re stupid and ugly. I personally couldn’t do it to any of them but the leopard and elephant stand out to me.
As for the elephants - do you think more killing would solve this problem:
It is estimated that there were once more than 350 species of elephants in the world. Today we only have two of them left – the Asian and the Africa species. Both of them are at risk of extinction if more intense efforts to protect them aren’t in place. Between illegal hunting of them for ivory as well as the destruction of their natural habitat things are simply closing in on them at an alarming rate.
Yes there used to be more than 350 species, but most died off during the last ice age, they weren't hunted to extinction. Currently, in South and West Africa, they do have population issues, and a limited number of permits are issued, and these permits ar for selected animals,mostly the oldest ones. Most of the monies go to conservation efforts. So here we have an example of governments contracting out to the highest bidder, mostly evil rich white guys I guess, who perform the task much more efficiently than I'm sure our goverment would. Here's a key conservative tenent; all the monies generated for government conservation efforts are VOLUNTARY (the hunters), not forced via taxation. So here we have a case of these rich "punks" as you called them, volunteering their cash for conservation efforts to better protect the species. And also having a good time.
Like I said Aria, I'm not slamming your animal loving sensibilities, just the disparaging remarks made about the people who have the money and temerity to be able to perform this stewardship duty that helps ensure the elephants existance, however distasteful this task may be to you.