A sick couple kisses to celebrate the death of a beautiful lion in a horrifying photo

A sick couple kiss to celebrate the death of a magnificent lion, a vile reminder of the desire for blood in the trophy hunt.

They call it sport. Lions and other beautiful animals are gathered in a confined space and slaughtered by paying customers.

Hunters are then allowed to bring their body parts back to the UK and show them as sick trophies.

Today, the Daily Mirror calls for an end to the barbaric practice of trophy hunting as part of a campaign backed by politicians, celebrities and activists.

We call on the government to immediately ban the import of slaughtered animals for pleasure.

We also want to put an end to the hunt for canned animals – confining wild animals to small reserves just to kill them at a price.

Our campaign calls for a change in international rules so that animals slaughtered by trophy hunters are no longer exempt from strict controls on trade, import and export of endangered species.

And we want more protection for giraffes, whose numbers have dropped considerably due to hunting and poaching.

The Mirror's End Trophy The hunting request is supported by celebrities, MPs, peers and conservation charities.

Lorraine Kelly, star of the ITV channel, said: "I am dismayed and disgusted by what is called" sport. "I had the chance to visit Africa several times and see these beautiful animals I would like my grandchildren to do the same thing someday.

"I'm a supporter of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting and I think it's really great that the Daily Mirror is launching this campaign. He has my full support. "

The world became aware of the horrific practice of trophy hunting in 2015 when Cecil the lion was killed by US dentist Walter Palmer.

But more than 1,000 lions are still killed each year, as well as thousands of bears and hundreds of elephants, rhinos and crocodiles.

In the last ten years, trophy hunters have imported 2,500 animals into the United Kingdom, including cheetah, elephant, lion, hippopotamus and zebra heads and furs.

Activists warn that cruel trade must be banned at a time when species are already threatened with extinction.

The elephant population has grown from 1.3 million to about 400,000 people.

Giraffes are particularly endangered because they are still not clbadified as an endangered species. Their population has decreased by 40% over the past 30 years.

Since 2009, more than 20,000 giraffe bone sculptures have been exported from Africa, as well as nearly 7,000 pelts and other giraffe hunting trophies.

The government announced in 2017 that it was in favor of a ban on trophy hunting but took no action.

This despite calls from more than 166 deputies for an "urgent" ban.

Surprisingly, despite the growing threat to many species, there is a flaw for moving hunting trophies into the international agreement on animal welfare.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species prohibits the trade, import and export of endangered animal body parts, except in exceptional circumstances.

But animals killed by trophy hunters are exempt from these rules.

Eduardo Goncalves of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunt said, "Trophy hunting is an abomination. The fact that we receive so many trophies every year in Great Britain is damaging the reputation of our country.

"How can we claim to be an animal lover nation when we let this colonial hangover last?

"British trophy hunters photograph hippopotamuses, leopards, zebras, bears and even primates such as monkeys and baboons.

"It is disgusting to think that the law then allows these people to bring back their macabre memories to the country." British trophy hunters love shooting at lions.

"Almost every lion shot by a British fighter now comes from one of those disgusting lion" breeding farms "spread around South Africa.

"It's like shooting a zoo animal. They are tame animals born and bred in captivity.

"There is nothing sporting about trophy hunting, but" canned hunting "is surely the lowest bbad."

Actress Joanna Lumley also supports our campaign. She said, "Every trophy hunt is despicable. those who kill for pleasure are to be despised. What kind of cowardly, cruel, vain, ridiculous cowards are they, "stalking" and killing drug-addicted animals for pleasure? And when this person comes home, with the head and the carcbades, who are those who think that such killers are brave, good or laudable in any way?

Angela Smith, a Labor colleague, added, "It's horrible nowadays that people still think it is normal to abuse, hunt, kill and expose dead animals just to entertain and be entertained.

"Congratulations to the Daily Mirror for launching this campaign to end this barbaric practice that should be banned in a civilized society."

Secretary of the Environment, Michael Gove, believes that trophy hunting "raises profound moral and ethical questions about how we treat animals," said the Ministry of Environment, Environment and Climate Change. 39, Food and Rural Affairs. He added: "Any political decision must be based on solid evidence.

"The Secretary of State will hold further discussions on this crucial issue to ensure we find the right solutions."

Sign our petition. Find us at https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-trophy-imports/

What we ask

1. Prohibit all trophy imports in the United Kingdom.

The government still allows the importation of heads and furs of animals slaughtered for pleasure.

Ministers promised a ban in 2016, but that did not happen. It is still legal to import lions, elephants and leopards.

France, the Netherlands and Australia have banned trophy imports. We should do the same thing.

2. Include the "trophies" of hunting in the prohibition of the commercialization of threatened species of extinction.

Endangered animal body parts can not be marketed, imported or exported under strict international controls.

However, trophy hunters are exempted from this rule under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. We want this loophole closed.

3. End the canned hunt.

Canned hunting is the place where animals, especially lions, are kept in an enclosed area where paid hunters shoot.

It is an expanding company with more than 200 centers in South Africa and 8,000 lions.

It is also widespread in the United States, which has more than 1,000 reserves where hunters can shoot bison, deer and African antelopes.

4. Clbadify giraffes as endangered.

The number of giraffes has decreased by 40% over the last three decades and there are fewer than 100,000 today.

They are threatened by hunting, poaching and loss of habitat. Of the nine subspecies of giraffes, only three are on the "red list" of critically endangered animals.

We ask that all giraffes be protected.

The joys of the couple at the slaughter of animals – exclusive Rhian Lubin

A couple poses proudly with the animals they slaughtered – even kissing behind the carcbad of a magnificent lion that they hunted in the Kalahari Desert.

Dull photos of Darren and Carolyn Carter were taken during a trip organized by a South African company targeting hunting packages to Brits.

Legelela Safaris shared the photos on her public Facebook page and wrote in shock that they were kissing next to their badbadination: "Work hard under the hot Kalahari sun … well done. A monster lion. "

The couple, who owns a taxidermy business, describes themselves as "pbadionate environmental advocates".

They are photographed with a second lion on the story of Legelela, subtitled: "There is nothing like chasing the king of the jungle in the sands of the Kalahari. Congratulations to the happy huntress and the team … "

A snapshot on the couple's open Instagram account shows Mr. Carter in front of a black bear that he killed, with the caption: "Come on, bear season, woke up, wake up!" "

Confronted by the Mirror about his decision to kiss the dead lion, Carter said, "We are not interested in commenting on this. It's too political.

Eduardo Goncalves of the Campaign Against the Trophy Hunt Trophy believes that the lions that the couple slaughtered were raised on a lion farm and were killed in a pen.

Linda Park, boss of Voice 4 Lions in South Africa, acknowledged that the white lion represented was "definitely captive" and she "strongly suspects" that the second darkest was too.

Mr. Goncalves said, "There is nothing romantic about killing an innocent animal. It looks like this lion is a tame animal killed in an enclosure, raised for the sole purpose of making the subject a sufficient selfie. This couple should be quite ashamed of themselves, not to show themselves or embrace for the cameras.

The couple from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, says he spends his vacations "hunting or attending taxidermy seminars".

Legelela Safaris has been booked as an exhibitor at the Great British Shooting Show in Birmingham next year, but after the general outcry, the NEC has banned any company from selling trips to hunt big game. Legelela offers giraffe hunts for £ 2,400, zebras from £ 2,000, and prizes for leopards, rhinos, lions and elephants available 'on request'.

Legelela Safaris declined to comment.