Posted on 07/30/2015 5:04:19 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
...Animal Rights Groups Are Desperate to Cover Up
Both social media and the progressive mainstream media have been in an uproar over the past few days about the death of “Cecil,” a 13-year-old lion in Zimbabwe.
Cecil was killed in an organized licensed hunt by a big game hunter, Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer, who has now gone into hiding after receiving numerous death threats from outraged animal rights activists.
However, it would appear that the outrage surrounding the death of Cecil is what is commonly known as a “First World Problem,” as residents of Zimbabwe were mostly unaware of, and really don’t care about, the death of just another lion.
“What lion?” was the response of acting Information Minister Prisca Mupfumira, after being asked about the death of Cecil.
Though the government had yet to give an official response to the lion hunt, local authorities opened an investigation into whether the professional guides who led the hunt abided by the rules and regulations in place for such things.
According to Yahoo News, that hasn’t stopped angry animal rights and anti-hunting activists from ruining the life of Dr. Palmer, with some calling for his arrest, extradition and even death for hunting the lion with a bow and arrow and finishing it off with a gun.
But most people in Zimbabwe don’t care about the dead lion, as they have much greater problems to deal with, such as an 80 percent unemployment rate, insane monetary inflation and a hugely corrupt government.
“Are you saying that all this noise is about a dead lion? Lions are killed all the time in this country,” said Tryphina Kaseke, a used-clothes hawker on the streets of Harare. “What is so special about this one?”
The truth is, most locals in Zimbabwe actually look forward to the big game hunts that Westerners engage in, as the high price tag for the hunts means money pumped into the local economy, not to mention the meat from such hunts is required by law to be given to local tribes and villages.
“Why are the Americans more concerned than us?” said Joseph Mabuwa, a 33-year-old father of two. “We never hear them speak out when villagers are killed by lions and elephants in Hwange.”
Lions and other large animals are typically viewed as dangerous by the local population, and if these animals are not hunted, their populations will explode and bring about all sorts of other issues, like rampant disease and increased attacks on people.
If only as much outrage over a dead and dismembered lion were directed at those who kill and dismember hundreds of thousands of babies per year, our society might have a moral leg to stand on.
Hahahahahahaha.. hAAAhaha! (gasp) HeeheeHahaha! Twerp? Really? How long have I been here? ... Well, about two hours today.
I guess even Free Republic can’t be free of emotional idiots ... too bad.
BTW : I’ve shot dozens of coyotes, never ate a single one of them.
“They found a dead lion, they named it, they declared that he was famous, they got “outraged” and they took over the TV news.”
I guess all those year of watching nature documentaries have paid off Because I know what lion society is like.
In lion prides the old males are killed by younger males who then take over the pride. In the rare event that an older lion survives the take over he becomes a solitary animal that can only “hunt” domesticated animals or farmers.
Shooting him was the humane thing to do. Male lions do not get to retire and the guides did the appropriate thing by showing him an old beast that was about to be bitten and clawed to death by a younger rival
I think this story was manufactured to get people’s attention off of other stories.
Don’t be ridiculous, you know exactly what I meant. I don’t eat hajis, but the general rule still applies. Take for your ego if you like, but it does make you a prick when you do.
Think.
I hear ya...been reading lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth from purported conservatives over this...
Conservationists are a heck of a lot different than environuts...
And it’s not our problem, it’s Zimbabwe’s...
From the article,
“The truth is, most locals in Zimbabwe actually look forward to the big game hunts that Westerners engage in, as the high price tag for the hunts means money pumped into the local economy, not to mention the meat from such hunts is required by law to be given to local tribes and villages”.
Nothing wasted. Cash from hunting helps the locals, big time.
This is manufactured story.
I believe so, also.
I would have preferred that this aging,mangy fleabag cat died in a natural way such as being torn apart and devoured by a pack of hyenas or jackals.
Anyway, so he has been “Cecil” for a few days has he? What, were other cutesy-pie names like Boo Boo or Fluffy or Mr Giggles already taken?
This has obviously been hawked by the press filth to take attention away from Planned Genocide.
While half of the MSM are scouring the planet for some sort of dirt on Trump, the other half is desperately searching for distractions FROM him.
They have their marching orders, and big game they’re after is Donald Trump.
About what? I’m Cherokee. It’s the way I was raised. If you take from the woods you should have some dignity about it. I’m not some freaking hippie. It’s just common sense. This dentist guy is a complete prick.
If by “embellished” you mean “made the whole thing up”, I’d say you’re right.
About not sounding like a total moron.
I’m Cherokee.
So what? I am (part) too. And honorary Blackfeet and Cheyenne.
It’s the way I was raised. If you take from the woods you should have some dignity about it.
So you eat the weasel or skunk in your chicken house? How about the coyotes killing your sheep? Do you eat them too? Your statement is absurd.
I’m not some freaking hippie. It’s just common sense. This dentist guy is a complete prick.
You are emoting. Next time you put on your bear claws (if you have bear claws, which I sure do) think about what you said here.
It’s not emotional. If you got in your car and drove down to the local zoo and shot a camel with a bow, I would think you were a jerk too. That’s an inch away from what this jackass did.
I live right next to a similar 'zoo' that is thousands of square miles.
An African lion (or a lion of any sort), can in no way be compared to a camel. Especially a lion on a kill.
And it was a night hunt - Have you ever tried to identify a particular animal in the night? And do you have the balls to go up against even a cougar with nothing but bow? Howabout a full grown African Lion?
Have you ever tracked a wounded animal, not to mention an apex predator?
Not really. You're kind of a jumped up peckersniff, but it's entertaining to see you do the whole keyboard commando thing.
The animal huggers are always naming critters. Maybe it started with “Bambi”, who knows. There is a shark research group who are tagging great whites and then naming them. “Mary Lee” is a 3 ton, 16 foot great white who could bite you in half and is cruising up and down the east coast.
I remember the idiot in Alaska who was camping with grizzlies and he named them too. They ate him.
The truth is, most locals in Zimbabwe actually look forward to the big game hunts that Westerners engage in, as the high price tag for the hunts means money pumped into the local economy, not to mention the meat from such hunts is required by law to be given to local tribes and villages.
Meaning that guy probably fed quite a few people even though he didn't eat himself.
Wasn’t part of the story that he just left The Lions body there too rot,?
But the lion had a name!
My Dad grew up on a farm. When asked if he named his pigs or other stock and he just looked at me as if I were crazy. Giving an animal a name makes it a lot harder to kill it when the time comes.
Americans have sooooo much to worry about.
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