Cecil The Lion

[trimmer21]

I find it hard to believe that this man spent this amount of money and knowingly poached an animal. I would like to believe that he is a victim of others taking advantage of his money. At this point the last thing we as hunters need to do is help fuel the antis and be more civil than the masses and stay neutral. The majority of us will never be in a situation where we can afford to pay this kind of money to go hunting so for us to say we wouldn't do it is not really a fair statement to make. If you had access to unlimited funds I would bet you might think differently. This mans life has turned upside down and torn to pieces overnight. He might get to enjoy life again but not the same and it won't be in the same town and probably won't be for quite awhile.

THIS!!^^^^^^^^^^

[KMG Canada]

Dallas Safari Club Statement

DALLAS - A Zimbabwean landowner and a professional hunter are facing charges for the poaching of a collared lion outside of Hwange National Park. Their client from the U.S. also could face charges if investigators find he was a knowing accomplice in the crime. DSC abhors poaching, commends the swift enforcement efforts of Zimbabwean authorities and supports prosecution of convicted poachers to the fullest extent of the law.

DSC encourages the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct additional investigations into possible violations of American wildlife laws.

Finally, DSC also supports the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe in actions against its members who violate wildlife laws. Lawful, ethical, vigilant hunters play an important role in public acceptance of sustainable hunting as a vital tool for modern wildlife conservation and management.

None of the individuals or safari companies implicated in this incident are affiliated with DSC. DSC works with government authorities and professional hunting associations, and enforces its own code of conduct, to ensure its members and convention exhibitors are in good standing.

[JBen]

Am convinced people either cant or don't want to see the forest for the trees.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

While millions and millions of people all over the world are going off the deep end over Cecil and Trophy Hunting.
Where would Cecil be without water?

Right here at home in Ontario
Right here at home in the GTA where we are....
/looks at the lakes and streams aquifiers, cold water streams

Pick your fight, pick your cause.
No clean fresh water, no trees, no air, no animals, no produce

But hey, lets go off the deep about something that really in the grand scheme of things. .

Judged and guilty because we hunt, yet...................

[Big Jack]

Exactly

How is it that this one animal dying eclipses the genocide that occurs in the very same continent....

[JoePa]

From what I've read, everything was legal about the hunt. Where they messed up was the land owner didn't have lion on his hunt quota. Poor guy is ruined and people outraged over a dead lion. What a messed up world we live in when people want to sell body parts from aborted babies and nobody gives a flying F but some guys shoots Cecil the Lion and he should be hung.

Obi' - this world is surely messed up - and getting messier by the day - when you bring up the fact that Planned Parenthood is killing babies and selling body parts and the media and white house tries to defend this you know how bad things are - I don't see how in all honesty we can point a finger at the Nazis - they did similar things - I've said it before and I'll say it again - what we need is some real hard times then maybe people will worry about things that really mean something and not the fact that a lion was shot - in all likelihood this lion because of its age would have been killed by other male lions in the very near future anyway -

[KMG Canada]

SCI Statement

Washington, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) supports a full and thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. SCI has imposed immediate emergency membership suspensions of both the involved hunter and his guide/professional hunter, and they will remain in place pending the outcome of an investigation.

Safari Club International condemns unlawful and unethical hunting practices. SCI supports only legal hunting practices and those who comply with all applicable hunting rules and regulations, and SCI believes that those who intentionally take wildlife illegally should be prosecuted and punished to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Safari Club International is a 501(c)4 corporation, has approximately 47,000 members worldwide, many of whom also hunt worldwide. Safari Club's missions include the conservation of wildlife, protection of the hunter’s rights, and education of the public concerning hunting and its use as a conservation and management tool.

[seabast]

Dallas Safari Club Statement

DALLAS - A Zimbabwean landowner and a professional hunter are facing charges for the poaching of a collared lion outside of Hwange National Park. Their client from the U.S. also could face charges if investigators find he was a knowing accomplice in the crime. DSC abhors poaching, commends the swift enforcement efforts of Zimbabwean authorities and supports prosecution of convicted poachers to the fullest extent of the law.

DSC encourages the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct additional investigations into possible violations of American wildlife laws.

Finally, DSC also supports the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe in actions against its members who violate wildlife laws. Lawful, ethical, vigilant hunters play an important role in public acceptance of sustainable hunting as a vital tool for modern wildlife conservation and management.

None of the individuals or safari companies implicated in this incident are affiliated with DSC. DSC works with government authorities and professional hunting associations, and enforces its own code of conduct, to ensure its members and convention exhibitors are in good standing.

He is going to have a tough time to explain why he didn't go to the authorities when he realized he shot a collared lion.
On the other hand with money you can get good lawyers so.....

[dutchhunter]

could you imagine what would happen today if we were throw back in time to when my grandparents living in Holland had to eat chicken backs and feet as that was all thy could get to feed there 9 kids ,thy would boil up chicken backs and feet that the local butcher would save for them for a few cents a pound ,that with some homemade bread was dinner the only meal of the day ,,,I am sure many folks can tell stores of war time families going hungry .people had more to worry about then what some guy was doing half way around the world ,,D

[Obi-wanShinobi]

SCI Statement

Washington, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) supports a full and thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. SCI has imposed immediate emergency membership suspensions of both the involved hunter and his guide/professional hunter, and they will remain in place pending the outcome of an investigation.

Safari Club International condemns unlawful and unethical hunting practices. SCI supports only legal hunting practices and those who comply with all applicable hunting rules and regulations, and SCI believes that those who intentionally take wildlife illegally should be prosecuted and punished to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Safari Club International is a 501(c)4 corporation, has approximately 47,000 members worldwide, many of whom also hunt worldwide. Safari Club's missions include the conservation of wildlife, protection of the hunter’s rights, and education of the public concerning hunting and its use as a conservation and management tool.

They only care because this one incident has made worldwide news. I bet situations like this happen all the time in Africa. Thumbs down to SCI, they wouldn't have even made a statement had this lion not been named Cecil.

[300Sniper]

just wondering what makes you think that ,,Dutch

I saw a user reading the thread last night with the name MNR. I checked the profile and that person has no posts but I saw some other familiar users on here also checked in on user MNR. I just did a name search and can't find it now...