By Roxanne Reid
The global march against canned lion hunting took place in some 60 cities across the world on 15 March 2014. The aim was to raise awareness and educate people about the horrors of canned lions – not just the way they die but they way they are forced to live before they are killed.
The global march against canned lion hunting took place in some 60 cities across the world on 15 March 2014. The aim was to raise awareness and educate people about the horrors of canned lions – not just the way they die but they way they are forced to live before they are killed.
Here's a short video of what happened at the march in Cape Town, where people came together to roar in support of lions and to call for a ban on canned lion hunting. This video was made by Willie Fritz.
If you don't know yet what canned lion hunting is all about – and why it should make you really angry – watch the interview below with Chris Mercer, director of the Campaign against Canned Hunting (CACH). The video is by Trevor and Susan Barrett.
Mercer speaks of the cruelty of the 'factory farming' of some 8000 lions in captivity in South Africa (nearly three times the number of wild lions left in the country), the dreadful cramped conditions in which they are raised, and the fact that the animal doesn't have a sporting chance against the trophy hunter. You'll also learn why cub petting is something you should definitely avoid, and about the lion bone market in Asia.
Watch the video and make yourself aware of an iniquitous industry that violates the rights of our African animals to live and die with dignity.
Mercer speaks of the cruelty of the 'factory farming' of some 8000 lions in captivity in South Africa (nearly three times the number of wild lions left in the country), the dreadful cramped conditions in which they are raised, and the fact that the animal doesn't have a sporting chance against the trophy hunter. You'll also learn why cub petting is something you should definitely avoid, and about the lion bone market in Asia.
Watch the video and make yourself aware of an iniquitous industry that violates the rights of our African animals to live and die with dignity.
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