AP: South Africa to Ban (canned) Hunting of Animals

[Eugene]

South Africa to Ban Hunting of Animals

By CLARE NULLIS
The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 13, 2006; 2:47 PM

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The hunting of lions and other big cats bred
in captivity purely to die at the barrel of a gun will be outlawed under
legislation that comes into force next year, the government said Wednesday.

The Department of the Environment said the new regulations will make it
illegal for anyone to kill large predators raised in an enclosed reserve
to blunt their survival instincts.

It said it would also ban the shooting of lions, cheetahs and leopards in a
"controlled environment," where hunters had an unfair advantage over the
beasts, as well as forbidding the killing of tranquilized animals.

"The department shall never condone unacceptable hunting practices ...
including the so- called canned hunting," it said.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR2006121301346.html

[BreweryYardRat]

1. Good for them, by God!

Now let's clean it out here.

[jilln]

2. Good news

Send a copy of the article to Cheney to show him that South Africans are more civilized than he is.

[nam78_two]

3. Good.nt

[bluedeminredstate]

4. Damn it!

Where will poppy and uncle Dick go "hunting" for big game if they take away these "fun parks"? I hope Dick doesn't take it out on his hunting partners, who, when you think about it are at the same advantage as these poor animals.
Christ, traqualizing animals? How sick can you be to shoot a defenseless animal like that? Especially one as awesome as a leopard or as glorious as a cheetah?
This practice is only engaged in by people who don't know beauty, compasssion, and respect - these souless killers think the world is theirs and the rest of us just happen to live in it.

:mad: