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.
This is a perfect example of a “First World Problem”. The people of Zimbabwe don’t have the luxury of worrying about the plight of jungle animals. They are too busy worrying about their own day to day survival.
.....And we know what these same bunny huggers would say in turn? Oh babies, what babies? Move along.
Few things are more dangerous than a liberal with a cause.
The media sometimes amazes me with the stories they push. And I have been amused and amazed at how the media have pushed this story.
And also stunned at the reaction of people who are after the head of a hunter who hunted a lion in Zimbabwe. People who four days ago had never heard of Cecil the lion, and had no knowledge or care about Zimbabwean hunting regulations, are now outraged about alleged violations of those regulations.
With so many things going on in the world, so many people are so.upset about a dead lion resulting from a hunt. Amazing and unbelievable to me.
“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 “
Maybe we should leave the lions to the locals, who understand the problem first hand, and free us up to hunt animal rights activists.
But the lion outrage was to cover for the Planned Parenthood holocaust. Don’t get in the way, locals in the know!
Or an agenda
Yeah, I hear you loud and clear buddy.
I like to fight lions bare handed.
Just last week, I was out looking for a lion to wrassle. It was in the morning and it was cold. I had on my overcoat.
Suddenly, there he was! King of the jungle! Opener for lots of movies.
I jumped down from the rover. I took off my overcoat.
Men screamed!
Women fainted!
The lion ran away!
I had forgotten to put on my loin cloth.
( A tip of the hat to Red Skelton)
How convenient.
I’m still shocked at the number of anti-gun, anti-hunting Freepers that have been participating in this two minute hate.
Most likely run as a cover for Planned Parenthood.
Money quote to me: “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.”
So was I.
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The assassin that masquerades as president in that sewer makes big bucks (US, not Zimbabwean) off of those “hunts.”
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Sounds like Detroit.
In the last month (and I think specifically in the last 10 days), the gov’t. of Denmark had 250 whales slaughtered. This whole Cecil drama has to do with resentment of wealthy white men. If liberals, Americans and otherwise, were consistent, they would be calling for Denmark to be bombed off the face of the earth.
Red was the greatest!
One of our cats is named after him: Clem Kadiddlehopper.
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