Posted on 11/20/2013 9:56:55 AM PST by Impala64ssa
More than 250,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that South Africa deny future entry to Melissa Bachman, a big game hunter whose smiling photo with a dead lion has sparked considerable outrage.
The petition, launched by Cape Town resident Elan Burman, includes a letter addressed to Director General Mkuseli Apleni and other South African officials.
"She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation this country prides itself on," Burman wrote. "Her latest Facebook post features her with a lion she has just executed and murdered in our country. As taxpayers we demand she no longer be granted access to this country and its natural resources."
According to Change.org, Burman's petition has 257,753 supporters. A Facebook group called "Stop Melissa Bachman" has more than 148,000 "likes."
"Stop the murder of wildlife for the sport," a message on the group's Facebook page reads. "Stop Melissa Bachman and people like her from pulling the trigger.
"An incredible day hunting in South Africa!" Bachman, a Minnesota native, wrote on Facebook and Twitter Nov. 1. "Stalked inside 60 yards on this beautiful male lion ... what a hunt!"
Big game hunting in Africa has long been criticized by animal rights activists, but proponents say the money hunters spend during their trips boosts the local economy, and supports conservation projects.
According to Grind TV, Bachman killed the lion during a guided hunt facilitated by the Maroi Conservancy. And according to Maroi, the hunt was perfectly legal.
“We do ethical hunting and all meat from animals hunted is distributed to the local community," a post on Maroi's Facebook page reads. "Funds generated from hunting goes towards fixing the border fence that was washed away in the 2013 floods, combating poaching, which is excessive in this area due to close proximity to Zimbabwe,
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U are a dependable pillow biter
Why are u here?
Lol
That was top notch
I won’t.........!!
Looked to me like he was going to be hyena meat, or younger male lion meat soon.
Then vulture meat.
That's how it works....
I’d like to know her!
Spot on!!
I’ve relatives that used to live in Zimbabwe who could relate to that!!!
Bear and cougar are eaten.
Looks like a dik-dik. What do you make of chamois hunting?
Dik-dik.
Sungirl bump. Did you ever see her final post?
It’s barely a step above clubbing baby seals.
me too
can’t say I remember exactly
Oh my.....
If you had to climb the Alps and make a long range shot, and then claim your animal by negotiating treacherous cliffs to recover a baby seal, then, yes, it’s like that.
How long can I keep expired prescription drugs? What happens if you take them when they are like 5 years old? Are they just weakened? Or can they make you sick? Just wondering.
How long can I keep expired prescription drugs? What happens if you take them when they are like 5 years old? Are they just weakened? Or can they make you sick? Just wondering.
I know there’s a bow season and a rifle season...
when’s minivan season?
lions and tigers and bears
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