British trophy hunters have shot over 500 monkeys and baboons, according to CITES records. British-owned hunting holiday firms sell monkey and baboon-shooting experiences. Prices start at just over £50, although are sometimes free. Baboons are a type of monkey. Monkeys and humans share around 90% of their DNA. Holidays to shoot monkeys can …
Cecil – 10 Year Anniversary
This July marks ten years on from Cecil the lion’s killing by Walter Palmer. The hunting industry still panders to the trophy hunters’ willingness to pay handsomely to enjoy ‘legally’ (though all those implicated are morally and ethically bankrupt) killing animals. Trophy hunters enjoy killing animals, otherwise they wouldn’t do …
“We must end this barbaric practice”
“We must end this barbaric practice” is a reported quote with regard to the ethical/moral acceptability of trophy hunting by Boris Johnson – British Prime Minister given in a 28 September 2019 tweet alongside a picture of Cecil the lion – it’s now 6 years since this iconic lion’s slaughter on 1 July 2015 for …