THEY FINALLY BANNED CANNED HUNTS AND WE WON THIS FIGHT FOR THE ANIMALS!! I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT THIS CRUEL PRACTICE IS OVER BECAUSE WE REFUSED TO GIVE UP!! NOW WE MUST STAY VIGILANT TO ENSURE THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES ARE PROTECTED FOREVER!!
July 31, 2015
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What are canned hunts?
Canned hunts are enclosures where a paying customer can enter with a guide to shoot exotic animals. The most common animals in a hunt are lions or tigers. Breeders often provide animals for canned hunts. Other times zoos, such as the Lion Zoo in South Africa, will sell animals to canned hunts once the zoo does not need the animals anymore or they have grown mature. The animals in canned hunts are very easy targets and the canned hunts are not fair for the animals. Most of the animals in a canned hunt are tame and have not learned to fend for themselves. In addition, the animals are often drugged and hunted in small, enclosed areas. The tour guides know the daily routine of an animal and can track any animal for a guaranteed kill. If you kill an animal in a canned hunt, the "hunter" gets to keep the animal as a trophy. Canned hunts are completely legal.
How are the animals affected by canned hunts?
Many animals are brought close to extinction because of canned hunts. African lions are becoming extinct very quickly. Since 1980, the lion population has been cut in half and now there are only 23,000 to 39,000 African lions left on the earth. It is estimated that in the last thirty years about 34,000 lions have been killed by hunters and the population has been cut by at least 50 percent. This is mainly a result of canned hunts. The amount of lion trophies imported back to the US by American hunters has doubled between 1999 and 2008. There have been 2,500 lion trophies imported to the US in the last six years. African lions could be extinct by 2050.
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May 22, 2015
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY NIGHTS EMAILING OFFICIALS TO DEMAND AN END TO THESE CRUEL ENCLOSURES!! THE STORIES YOU ARE ALL SHARING IN THE COMMENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING AND PROVE WHY WE MUST KEEP FIGHTING THIS BATTLE TOGETHER!!
May 22, 2015
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE AND PROVES THAT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ARE FED UP WITH THESE CRUEL PRACTICES!! WE ARE BLOWING PAST ALL EXPECTATIONS AND TURNING THE TIDE FOR THESE INNOCENT ANIMALS RIGHT NOW!!
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May 22, 2015
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Canned Hunting is terribly wrong. I've never heard of it before. How could anyone think this is OK?
Nice, Kyra. Thank u. I also can't deal with those that then pose with their "kills" and post via social channels.
Canned hunts are cruel and should be stopped. Good idea to stop the killing Kyra.
Stop this 'business'- the world doesn't need this. The people in the world need to be caretakers of our planet, not careless!
Stop this now! How insane and cruel can you be to do this? I say lets put murders and pedofiles in the canned hunts.. Same hunting skills required.
Thank you Kyra!!
Thank you for raising awareness of this!
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THEY FINALLY BANNED CANNED HUNTS AND WE WON THIS FIGHT FOR THE ANIMALS!! I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT THIS CRUEL PRACTICE IS OVER BECAUSE WE REFUSED TO GIVE UP!! NOW WE MUST STAY VIGILANT TO ENSURE THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES ARE PROTECTED FOREVER!!
July 31, 2015
Final supporters
What are canned hunts?
Canned hunts are enclosures where a paying customer can enter with a guide to shoot exotic animals. The most common animals in a hunt are lions or tigers. Breeders often provide animals for canned hunts. Other times zoos, such as the Lion Zoo in South Africa, will sell animals to canned hunts once the zoo does not need the animals anymore or they have grown mature. The animals in canned hunts are very easy targets and the canned hunts are not fair for the animals. Most of the animals in a canned hunt are tame and have not learned to fend for themselves. In addition, the animals are often drugged and hunted in small, enclosed areas. The tour guides know the daily routine of an animal and can track any animal for a guaranteed kill. If you kill an animal in a canned hunt, the "hunter" gets to keep the animal as a trophy. Canned hunts are completely legal.
How are the animals affected by canned hunts?
Many animals are brought close to extinction because of canned hunts. African lions are becoming extinct very quickly. Since 1980, the lion population has been cut in half and now there are only 23,000 to 39,000 African lions left on the earth. It is estimated that in the last thirty years about 34,000 lions have been killed by hunters and the population has been cut by at least 50 percent. This is mainly a result of canned hunts. The amount of lion trophies imported back to the US by American hunters has doubled between 1999 and 2008. There have been 2,500 lion trophies imported to the US in the last six years. African lions could be extinct by 2050.
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Updates
May 22, 2015
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY NIGHTS EMAILING OFFICIALS TO DEMAND AN END TO THESE CRUEL ENCLOSURES!! THE STORIES YOU ARE ALL SHARING IN THE COMMENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING AND PROVE WHY WE MUST KEEP FIGHTING THIS BATTLE TOGETHER!!
May 22, 2015
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE AND PROVES THAT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ARE FED UP WITH THESE CRUEL PRACTICES!! WE ARE BLOWING PAST ALL EXPECTATIONS AND TURNING THE TIDE FOR THESE INNOCENT ANIMALS RIGHT NOW!!
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May 22, 2015
28 Comments
This makes me sick. How is this even legal? Its not hunting if the animal cant run away. Disgusting.
Canned Hunting is terribly wrong. I've never heard of it before. How could anyone think this is OK?
Nice, Kyra. Thank u. I also can't deal with those that then pose with their "kills" and post via social channels.
Canned hunts are cruel and should be stopped. Good idea to stop the killing Kyra.
Stop this 'business'- the world doesn't need this. The people in the world need to be caretakers of our planet, not careless!
Stop this now! How insane and cruel can you be to do this? I say lets put murders and pedofiles in the canned hunts.. Same hunting skills required.
Thank you Kyra!!
Thank you for raising awareness of this!
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This makes me sick. How is this even legal? Its not hunting if the animal cant run away. Disgusting.