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A sick couple kisses to celebrate the death of a magnificent lion vile reminder of the bloodlust in trophy hunting.
They call it sports. Lions and other beautiful animals are gathered in a confined space, then slaughtered by paying customers.
Hunters are then allowed to bring their body parts back to the United Kingdom to be presented 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 animals slaughtered for recreational purposes.
We also want to put an end to canned hunting – confining wild animals to small reserves so they can be slaughtered at a reasonable price.
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Our campaign is calling 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 greater protection for giraffes, the number of which has declined considerably due to hunting and poaching.
Mirror's End Trophy The hunting request is supported by celebrities, MPs, peers and conservation charities.
ITV star Lorraine Kelly said: "I am shocked and disgusted by this so-called" sport ". I had the chance to visit Africa several times and see these beautiful wild animals. I would like my grandchildren to do the same one day.
"I am a supporter of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting and I find it really great that the Daily Mirror is launching this campaign. He has my full support. "
The world has realized the horrific practice of trophy hunting in 2015, when Cecil the lion was shot dead by American dentist Walter Palmer.
But more than 1,000 lions are still killed every year, the with thousands of bears and hundreds of elephants, rhinos and crocodiles.
Over the last decade, trophy hunters have imported 2,500 parts of the world. animals in the United Kingdom, including the heads and furs of cheetahs, elephants, lions, hippopotamuses and zebras. [19659018] Protesters in front of the dental office of American dentist Walter Palmer in Bloomington after admitting to killing Cecil, a protected lion and one of the most famous animals of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe
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Activists believe that cruel trade should be banned at a time when the species are already me
The elephant population has declined from 1.3 million to about 400,000 people.
particularly endangered because they are still not clbadified as endangered species. Their population has decreased by 40% over the past 30 years.
Since 2009, more than 20,000 giraffe bone carvings 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 that it took no action.
Despite calls from more than 166 MPs for an "urgent" ban.
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Surprisingly, despite the growing threat to many species, a flaw allowing to move hunting trophies in the international agreement on the protection of animals.
Trade in endangered species prohibits the trade, import and export of animal body parts in danger, except in exceptional circumstances.
Animals slaughtered by trophy hunters are, however, exempt from these rules.
Eduardo Goncalv es 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 allow this colonial hangover to continue? "British trophy hunters shoot for hippos, 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 to hunt lions.
"Almost every lion shot by a British hunter now comes from one of those disgusting lion-farm-farms scattered throughout South Africa.
" It's like you're slaughtering a zoo animal. They are tame animals born and bred in captivity.
"There is nothing athletic about trophy hunting, but" canned hunting "is surely the lowest bbad."
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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? "
The co-worker, Angela Smith, added," It's appalling these days. that people still believe that it is normal to abuse, hunt, kill and expose dead animals, just to have fun and be entertained.
"Congratulations to the Daily Mirror for launching this campaign to end this barbaric practice that should be banned in a corporate environment."
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Environment Secretary Michael Gove believes that trophy hunting "causes deep moral and ethical issues on the way we treat animals, "said the Ministry of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He added: "Any political decision must be based on solid evidence.
"The Secretary of State will continue 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 for
1. Ban all trophy imports in the UK
The government still allows the import of trophies from the United States. import of animals' heads and furs slaughtered for recreational purposes 19659002] Ministers promised a ban in 2016, but this has not been done, it is still legal to import lions, elephants and leopards.
France, the Netherlands and Australia have banned the importation of trophies.We should do the same 19659002] 2. Prohibit trophies "hunting in the ban on trade in endangered species [19659002] Parts of endangered animals can not be traded, imported or exported under strict international controls.
But trophy hunters the victims are exempted from this rule under the Convention on International Trade i n Endangered Species. We want this loophole closed.
3. End of canned hunting.
Canned hunting is the place where animals, especially lions, are kept in a closed enclosure to be hunted by paid hunters.
This is a growing business with more than 200 centers in South Africa and 8,000 lions.
also in the United States, which has more than 1,000 reserves where hunters can shoot bison, deer and African antelopes.
4. Clbadify giraffes as an endangered species.
The number of giraffes has decreased by 40% in the last three decades and there are less than 100,000 left.
They risk hunting, poaching and loss of habitat. Of the nine subspecies of giraffes, only three are on the "red list" of animals in critical danger of extinction.
We ask that all giraffes enjoy a protected status.
The pleasure of the couple during the slaughter of animals – exclusive of Rhian Lubin [19659066] Darren and Carolyn Carter with another wild animal shot down
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A couple poses with Pride with animals that they slaughtered, kissing even behind the carcbad of a magnificent lion hunted in the Kalahari Desert. 19659002] Nauseating 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 … bravo. A monster lion. "
The couple, owner of a taxidermy firm, describes themselves as" pbadionate environmentalists. "
He is photographed with a second lion on the Legelela account, subtitled "There is nothing like chasing the king of the jungle in the sands of the Kalahari. Congratulations to the happy huntress and his team … "
A snapshot on the couple's open Instagram account shows Mr. Carter in front of a black bear that he shot, with the caption:" Go , bear season, wake up! And in the blink of an eye with a killed elk, he wrote, "Great season of elk."
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Confronted by the Mirror about his decision to kiss the dead lion, Mr. Carter said, "We are not interested in commenting on this. It's too political. "
Eduardo Goncalves of the Campaign to Ban the Trophy, Hunting estimates that the lions the couple slaughtered were raised on a moons farm and killed in a pen.
Linda Park, boss of Voice 4 Lions in South Africa, agreed that the white lion depicted was "definitely captive" and that she "strongly suspects" that the darkest second was too.
million. 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 showing up and kissing for the cameras. "] Read more
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The couple from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, declare their holidays" to hunt or attend taxidermy seminars. "
Legelela Safaris has been booked as an exhibitor at The Great British Shooting Show in Birmingham next year, but after the outcry, the NEC has banned any company that sells trips from hunting big game.Legelela offers giraffe hunts for £ 2,400, zebras from £ 2,000, leopard, rhinoceros, lion and elephant prices being available 'on demand'.
Legelela Safaris declined to comment.
