The cubs are so incredibly gorgeous!
Cue the soaring violins, cue the Disney logo, fade out.
Yes, Lions are beautiful animals and can be great big pussycats in rare circumstances:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNCzSfv4hX8
That being said, trophy hunting raises money to help maintain the wildlife refuges. The dentist paid over 50 grand to get permits to kill this lion. Of course, Zimbabwe is totally corrupt and most of this will probably end up in Mugabes pocket, but where well regulated trophy hunting fees do help maintain the wildlife refuges.