Posted on 08/01/2015 12:00:23 PM PDT by rickmichaels
Cecil the lion's brother Jericho has been shot dead by poachers in a park in Zimbabwe.
The beloved animal was protecting Cecil's lion cubs after he was shot dead by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world.
Jericho is believed to have been gunned down during an illegal hunting operation in Hwange National Park on Saturday afternoon during.
Johnny Rodrigues, Chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, said in a statement: 'It is with great sadness and regret that we report that Jericho was shot dead at 4pm this afternoon.
'We are absolutely heartbroken. We have no further details but will advise as soon as we know more.'
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You guys beat me.
Drink!
You’ve got a lot of catching up to do!
*hic*
Paws up, don’t shoot.
I'm telling you right now, if they kill Big Bird 4-6 year olds across America are gonna riot!
Animal rights advocate instructs diners not to eat chicken by telling them of her pet chicken.
“Her name is Snow! She just wants to LIVE!”
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I’ll cry for all of them. Please don’t insinuate that those of us who care about animals don’t care about people. It’s just the opposite. God created animals too; caring for/about them is a measure of our humanity.
Im a huge animal lover, I have two dogs that I would give my life for if they were in danger..they are my babies, animals and babies are the most innocent among us..I just wish the media that is covering the story of this lion being killed would react the same way to babies being slaughtered in the womb
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip pose with a dead tiger in Jaipur - 1961
While I’m not a fan of sport/trophy hunting, and think a weapon capable of a clean kill should be used against larger animals, it is the folks who are actually outraged over Cecil that helped cause this by all the stories they put out - up to pin-pointing Cecil’s sib.....ironic.
Well, I got tired of people who could not understand that one can be concerned about two issues at the same time; so I quit the game.
AND: I didn’t wake up with a hangover ;-)
-JT
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