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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She killed it because it was awesome. Or maybe she just had a hankering to kill a lion. That’s her business, not yours.
Vegans are so angry because they’re hungry all the time. Sucks to be them.
“I killed 100 billion bacteria this morning alone.”
God’s creatures! All! Oh the huge manatee!
“I’m really good at killing bacteria.”
Sorta like shooting your prize bull for steaks.
...makes sense to you?
“Of all the wild animals to kill for food, why a lion?”
You don’t kill a lion for food, you hunt it because it takes skill and if you screw up can get you killed. I’m not a trophy hunter but did kill a deer with a 44 mag open sighted revolver at 125 yards. I kept the horns and ate the meat.
makes perfect sense.
“I’m really good at killing bacteria.”
Bacteria are dangerous and have killed more people than war and lions ever have. Too bad they make lousy trophies.
Great picture; is she single?
That lion probably died dreaming of Kilimanjaro---of, as Hemingway wrote, the sculptured peaks and hollows..."...or, as even Wikipedia notes, of "Kibo and Mawenzi and the saddle in between...".
...sigh...
Agreed!
I was waiting to see if chessplayer would respond and was then going to address the conservation aspect of keeping critters free and alive through licensing fees like saleman did.
However I wanted to see if there would be a reply first. As expected it was a ‘post it’ then go run and hide response. I didn’t want to waste anyone’s time writing about something the choir already knows.
Looks like at least a double D to me.
I kinda have to agree with you. It upset me to look at that beautiful big cat like that.
I suppose people do it, but I think it was kind of sick to take pictures and post them.
To each his own, I guess.
She makes girliemen wet themselves :)
/johnny
“There’s no reason to kill to eat”
You are wrong. What I kill is ten times more healthy to eat than anything you buy in a store.
I’m very pleased to report that I see NO bow in post #18 either. Man card: retained. :)
“Of all the wild animals to kill for food, why a lion?”
Why not a lion, elephant, whale, seal, etc?
Who cares, they are just animals and someone will eat them.
Without sportsmen hunting there would be little wildlife left for the city twits to see.
Anyone can see just by looking at these pics that she’s a legitimate part of the food chain.
Yeah, I said it.
“You’re wrong. There’s no reason to kill to eat.”
Yes there is.
Have you ever tried taking a bite out of a running cows butt?
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