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A video has emerged of a ‘hunter’ shooting down a lion in a practice that should have been canned decades ago.

Canned hunting is a practice that is being ‘phased out’ and this has resulted in unscrupulous ‘hunting safari’ operators still cashing in on this disgusting practice.

A recent promotional video for one of these hunts shows a ‘hunter’ shooting at a lion relaxing under a tree with a crossbow, which obviously doesn’t kill the animal. So-called PH’s (Professional Hunters) then have to step in to put the poor animal out of its misery.

The video goes on to say that “South Africa is getting ready to close this kind of hunting for lions”, alluding to the fact that people need to jump on the experience quickly before it is cancelled.

“This is a major concern, as it indicates a move by the captive breeding industry to kill off as many of their lions as possible before the intended phase out is implemented, with total disregard for welfare and the global call to ban this type of hunting.”

The colloquial term “canned hunting” refers to shooting captive-bred and/or tamed animals released into confined areas, ensuring they have little to no chance of escaping their fate.

The ‘hunter’ says on the YouTube video: “My PH saved me from a charging lion while hunting a lion in the Kalahari Desert. Watch a full frontal charge from an old male lion play out in the sands of South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. This is a dangerous game crossbow hunt to remember!”

First off, you’re not a hunter. You’re a chickenshit parasite that pretends to ‘tame the wild’ by shooting an animal that has no chance of escaping. Secondly, if you are a PH (professional hunter) that endorses this practice, you should be ashamed and rather call yourself a PD (Professional Disgrace).

If you agree that this is just wrong, you can spread awareness as well as educate yourself and others by visiting the Blood Lions campaigns page at https://bloodlions.org/online-campaigns/.

As for the government and lawmakers: Stop deliberating and just end this practice.

If you are still undecided on whether this is an inhumane and unfair practice, check out the video below. It’s rather graphic, so trigger warning and all that:

Ag nee sies man.

[source:sapeople]