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Originally Posted by Sue K
My husband told me about this story ... As you know, Caryl, I'm fond of elephants !!! To think one was killed by these rich little men sickens me !!! To think one was hunted and killed by ANY one actually, sickens me. And where is the skill to shoot a two ton elephant ?????? ... Such a large target !!! IF you want to kill an animal of Africa... if it's in Africa where they make their home, how about the cheetah ? ... Isn't that one of the fastest animals in the world ??? ...
S ... xo
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Yes .. With an all terrain vehicle, a large gun, and a target that size, it's not much of a skill, or "sport" is it? And the Trump offspring is quoted as saying " It fed a village for a month", as if he's performed some humanitarian favour .. better imo to give some of his easily gained money to invest in pumps, goats and cattle .. to enable the village to feed themselves for the future! And he implies hunting them helps preserve the species? .. what arrogant twaddle. The African elephant is listed as an endangered species, so shooting them and proudly holding their tails in the air is hardly preserving them is it? Again ... if you care about preserving them you don't shoot the ~~~~~~s! And if you have millions, or can afford a luxurious hunting holiday, give the money towards preserving them and their habitat .. and helping a village raise non-endangered domestic animals ..
Yes, cheetahs live in Africa .. and they are fast .. but not necessarily fast enough to outrun extinction. Over-hunting for the fur trade is no longer their only problem. Loss of habitat, competition with large predators and ranchers, and a loss of genetic strength, is killing them off even faster than the younger Trump .. if he could keep up with one, and were a sufficiently good shot
Odious .. and even more odious to boast about it and defend it as some purported "help"
Caryl