Posted on 04/22/2005 7:40:26 AM PDT by kingattax
FACED with worsening food shortages, president Robert Mugabe’s officials have resorted to killing elephants to pacify hungry Zimbabweans, it was claimed yesterday.
Game rangers near the western resort town of Kariba were told to kill at least four elephants ahead of celebrations to mark Zimbabwe’s 25th anniversary of independence this week, said Johnny Rodrigues, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF).
Elephant meat is not traditionally eaten by Zimbabweans but other kinds of meat are increasingly scarce in this once prosperous farming nation.
Mr Mugabe used Monday’s independence celebrations to boast about Zimbabwe’s "enormous" achievements since independence in 1980. The southern African country is now entering its fourth year of food shortages.
The Zimbabwean president says the crisis has nothing to do with his chaotic programme of white farm seizures but is simply a result of drought.
Where's PeTA on this?
do ya get fries with your elephant burger ?
What are you talking about? They are the ones doing the chewing! People Eating Tasty Animals! Pass me some trunk!
I guess PeTA only cares when it's white guys killing animals.
LOL
Where's the left on this?
(They love Mugabe, so they're not anywhere)
Elephants are Republicans - they could care less.
Tastes like chicken?
"Mr Mugabe used Monday’s independence celebrations to boast about Zimbabwe’s "enormous" achievements since independence in 1980. The southern African country is now entering its fourth year of food shortages."
"The Zimbabwean president says the crisis has nothing to do with his chaotic programme of white farm seizures but is simply a result of drought."
See "The Emporer's New Clothes" fable.
Mugabe is the Kofi Annan of Zimbabwe.
regular or extra crispy ?
This sickens me. Mugabe needs a bullet in his head.
Talk about SUPERSIZED meal......
It's funny. In just a few short years Rhodesia has gone from one of the most prosperous countries in Africa to one of least prosperous..hmmmmmmm....I wonder why
mgabi has finally brought Zimby full circle... Back to the STONEAGE!!! just damn...
I tell my children that they will see recolonization programs into Africa in their lifetime.
I prefer Wooly Mammoth to elephant. The meat flavor is better because it has been aged longer.
Did the math. Four elephants at 4000 pounds each divided by 13,000,000 population comes out to 2/100ths of an ounce each ... if they eat them bones and all. This would be a challenge for Jesus himself.
lol...you ever tried Mastodon chops ?
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