This is Millionaire Banker,
Tory Advisor and member and supporter of Countryside Alliance Sir David
Scholey.
He is one of many wealthy individuals
who are willing to spend in excess of £60,000 for the privilege of shooting a
lion in South Africa. These lions are bred to be shot in so called canned
hunting operations which have grown significantly in South Africa over the last
decade.
They breed the lions from
cubs often bringing in tourist to play and walk with them boasting on their
conservation work. The young animals are then prepared to be released into
shooting areas where they will be brought out via meat baits in front of the
guns of so called trophy hunters. In many cases the shooters will have been
drinking and will blast wounding the animal many times before its killed.
Some operations even allow
the use of high powered bow and arrows to kill lions. To make matters worse the
hunt operations will provide the head and skin of the lion for use as a rug and
a wall trophy and keep the bones which they will then sell into the Asian
medicine trade at great profit.
This trade is leading to a
huge increase in the poaching of wild lions across Africa (little over 200,000
left). None of this seems to worry Mr Scholey who seems very proud of his kill.
The Countryside Alliance
and US National Rifle Associations are vey happy for their members to
participate in these trophy hunts despite the obvious cruelty and its impact on
the future of a threatened species. Next time the Countryside Alliance start
attacking the RSPCA don't forget to ask them when they will throw out African
trophy hunters from their membership like David Scholey.
Culled: Occupy London
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