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originally posted by: violet
oh No, this is terrible.
How can you not feel heartbroken over it?
Unless of course you indulge in killing animals for sport and self gratification.
Leave the animals alone!
originally posted by: Scrubdog
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: lostbook
I'm sure this will lower the price of Elephant Trophies. That will make collectors happy, but poachers and smugglers pissed.
No, all it does is put a price on hunting one.
They left it open to "individual case by case decisions" - you can bet that people who donate big money to Trump will have their case looked on very favorably.
It's nothing more than a means to profit off the presidency. There is no other justification for it. None.
originally posted by: carewemust
Why is an elephant so important to protect? What about other hunted animals?
Elephants manifest a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief, learning, mimicry, play, altruism, use of tools, compassion, cooperation, self-awareness, memory, and communication. Further, evidence suggests elephants may understand pointing: the ability to nonverbally communicate an object by extending a finger, or equivalent. It is thought they are equal with cetaceans and primates in this regard. Due to such claims of high intelligence and due to strong family ties of elephants, some researchers argue it is morally wrong for humans to cull them. Aristotle described the elephant as "the animal that surpasses all others in wit and mind."
originally posted by: Reverbs
originally posted by: violet
oh No, this is terrible.
How can you not feel heartbroken over it?
Unless of course you indulge in killing animals for sport and self gratification.
Leave the animals alone!
i feel worse about eating meat from enslaved animals myself. Trying to ween myself off or at least find much better meat from happy cows or whatever.
Killing a wild animal quickly is the best their life can offer them. They are all going to die and we all kill to live.
Im not in support of shooting elephants dont get me wrong.
I just dont think people realize what goes into grocery stores.. its not killing if its wrapped in plastic by somone else? Its just putting a hit out through a third party. You still killed the cow.
originally posted by: Reverbs
originally posted by: SaturnFX
Trump is a garbage human being
I agree completely
but he didn't do this.
originally posted by: lostbook
originally posted by: Gothmog
Trump Administration Makes Elephants Fair Game For Hunters As Trophy Ban is Lifted
My question to you is , when is the last time an elephant was reported in the wild in the US ?
These are wild Elephants from Africa. Obama put a ban on the import of Elephant body parts for trophies. Now with the ban lifted there will be more Elephants hunted and killed.
originally posted by: Reverbs
originally posted by: violet
oh No, this is terrible.
How can you not feel heartbroken over it?
Unless of course you indulge in killing animals for sport and self gratification.
Leave the animals alone!
i feel worse about eating meat from enslaved animals myself. Trying to ween myself off or at least find much better meat from happy cows or whatever.
Killing a wild animal quickly is the best their life can offer them. They are all going to die and we all kill to live.
Im not in support of shooting elephants dont get me wrong.
I just dont think people realize what goes into grocery stores.. its not killing if its wrapped in plastic by somone else? Its just putting a hit out through a third party. You still killed the cow.
originally posted by: lostbook
What says ATS?
originally posted by: Allaroundyou
a reply to: lostbook
This is absolute garbage. Using a gun to hunt means someone is a damn horrible hunter. If you choose to hunt use a bow or a spear. A gun just goes to show someone’s inability to use all their senses.