6 months' prison for hunter who killed a jaguar and posted it to Facebook

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

6 months' prison for hunter who killed a jaguar and posted it to Facebook
Agence France-Presse
on Sep 11, 2015 @ 1:15 PM




A hunter who killed a jaguar in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest was sentenced to six months in prison, officials announced Friday, in a case echoing the deadly shooting Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe.

Ecuador's Environment Ministry said Friday that the hunter posted a picture on Facebook of the slaughtered big cat.

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Initially, a court had imposed a penalty of just 10 days in prison for the shooting, but environment officials launched a successful appeal.

"We obtained a longer sentence for the person responsible for the intentional killing of an animal that is in danger of extinction," the environment ministry said.

Read more: http://www.globalpost.com/article/6647511/2015/09/11/six-months-prison-hunter-who-killed-ecuador-jaguar

[turbinetree]

1. Why are we a species ..............................

have such a big ego-----------------because we are a species that don't get along with anything and we have self serving ego for greatness----------------we really are stupid.

And six months is not long enough----------------that cat is gone forever

[appalachiablue]

17. We are an unnecessary and failed species as nature will show us in due time, with decades of misery

and aggression until then. Unless some miracle drug is invented to radically alter our destructive behavior and one that 9 billion humans will comply with our fate is sealed. We've had more than a good run on this earth. The way I see it anyway.

[RKP5637]

26. The human species will eventually be extinct. It is a failed experiment. n/t

[appalachiablue]

28. Until the last couple years I'd never thought such a thing. But the escalation of

global neoliberal economic and political control in 40 years, including refusal to end fossil fuel reliance and curb climate change has determined our undisputed doomed fate as a species. The good earth's response to the extreme, relentless plundering and exploitation from greed will be cruel and deserved, sorry to say. The vanity of advanced apes with IPODs will not prevail and is adverse to every natural function and norm of life on the planet.

[hamsterjill]

2. Good.

It's a start, at least. I really hope that the world at large is beginning to understand that trophy hunting is elitism at its most, it is unnecessary, and it is cruel, and it is harmful. I hope the public trend of shaming and despising those that engage in trophy hunting will continue so that the activity is despised everywhere.

Walt Palmer...I hope you're seeing this, and I hope you're next!

[chernabog]

3. I would like to add

Consuming any animal product is unnecessary, cruel, and harmful.

[navarth]

15. I agree

although I have no problem with dairy if it's cruelty-free. At that point it seems to me that the only one I'm hurting is myself. But the killing of an innocent creature is an abomination.

[chernabog]

19. Unfortunately cruelty-free dairy is a myth.

The good thing is their are plenty of great alternatives now.

[navarth]

20. Sounds like I need to know more.

I can't imagine why it would be so impossible.

[chernabog]

22. In order for cows to produce milk

They need to have a calf. The cows are constantly in a cycle of being pregnant and giving birth. They are always artificially inseminated. If the cow births a male, it will be sent to slaughter as veal. After about 4-6 years of a life of producing milk for humans, the cow is then slaughterd for meat.

[navarth]

23. ouch. Is this universal? No exceptions?

Sounds like I need to get even more selective. Thank you for the info.

[Coventina]

25. Yes. Sadly.

Mammals produce milk to feed their young.

No young, no milk.

[CharlotteVale]

4. K&R

[flamingdem]

5. Good on Ecuador

I hope this news gets around to the others who enjoy that "sport".

[Fritz Walter]

11. ¡Si!

I'd love to see a court require the guilty to care for any cubs who were orphaned by his/her actions (or indeed any litter of orphaned young). At least on a financial or zoological basis. Not as future targets.

But then again, that would be beyond the capabilities of most of these ammo-sexuals.

[swilton]

6. It is not just wildlife on the African continent that are facing elimination

[jtuck004]

7. Should have just given him 10 days.

In the exhibit with the Jaguars at the zoo.

[byronius]

9. +100000

[navarth]

16. strongly agree.

..and that Minnesota dentist would feed a starving Lion for a good week at least.

[JackBoik]

18. Could not agree more

This fucken so-called sport! Dropping them in an exhibit with a wild animal, armed with nothing but their wits, now that, I might pay to see.

[jtuck004]

21. I don't want to be cruel. I was gonna give him 9 days worth of chicken. Just

maybe, if he can convince the cats to kinda stay with the Mediterranean diet...

[RKP5637]

27. Definitely!!! n/t

[Coventina]

8. Good!

Should have been even more, but 6 months is a good start.

[totodeinhere]

10. Much too lenient. He should have got life in prison. n/t

[ileus]

12. Why anyone would want to kill big cats is beyond me.

[narnian60]

13. Yes.

Totally agree.

[samsingh]

14. a step in the right direction - should have been much longer

but at least it's more than a file or a slap on the wrist.

[DirkGently]

24. What is the thrill of killing

an animal like this? Doesn't feed anyone or accomplish anything.

Seems like a coward's idea of excitement.