[Kazanne]

Whoever does this ,man OR woman is pond life imo,and someone who thinks that this is 'ok' is as bad , there is no hope for humanity as long as dregs like this keep getting stiffys by cowardly shooting an animal that has never done them any harm ,I hope there is a mass backlash on this as there was with Cecil,we can do good IF we can get barbarity like this banned,I hope the shooter gets trampled on by the biggest elephant in the herd ,but no such luck eh?

[Kizzy]

They have money we should let them do what they want? The golden rule eh.... Is that the thinking in this 'civilised society'?

[DemolitionRed]

Well if that's the case, my apologies to arista

[Kizzy]

It's just a knee jerk reaction however isn't it? only a fool would attempt to combat mindless violence with more mindless violence.

[Jordan.]

He needs one of the tusks shoving down his throat

[Niamh.]

So sad to see such a beautiful animal in a picture like that. He doesn't even look dead. I don't understand the thrill of killing an elephant with a gun like that, where's the bravery in it? Or what's the big achievement there?

[JoshBB]

We need to change the punishment for hunting from fines to short jail sentences - otherwise rich people can just pay the cost to keep doing it. I'm sure a criminal record would serve as a deterrent.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

We need to change the punishment for hunting from fines to short jail sentences - otherwise rich people can just pay the cost to keep doing it. I'm sure a criminal record would serve as a deterrent.

Maybe a substantial fine as well to be donated to preserving endangered species

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Maybe a substantial fine as well to be donated to preserving endangered species

Perfect.

They don't like that? Solution - don't shoot elephants.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Maybe a substantial fine as well to be donated to preserving endangered species

[Livia]

I've said it before... if someone wants to hunt a wild animal, send them out with a spear like the Masai do it. They can keep every animal they kill.

[user104658]

The elephant was grey and had legs and tusks. A gun which fires bullets was used to murder the elephant and then someone took a photo

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The elephant was grey and had legs and tusks. A gun which fires bullets was used to murder the elephant and then someone took a photo

There is something very disturbing about someone who wants to pose for a photograph with the inedible beast they just killed.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

There is something very disturbing about someone who wants to pose for a photograph with the inedible beast they just killed.

Meat is consumed for the purposes of nourishment.

[Kizzy]

He didn't do it for the sport he did it for the tusks.

'Nixon Dzingai, the professional hunter who led the hunt, said the elephant had arrived unexpectedly one morning towards the end of the German’s trip, and they had not realised the size of his tusks until it was too late.
"We did not have to stalk the elephant it just showed up at 7.30 in the morning, before the heat. I was so surprised when we saw how the horns. My client did not ask for this, he just wanted an elephant,'

'In the last ten years elephant numbers have dropped by 62%. There are fewer than 500,000 on the African continent today and conservationists have warned that by the end of the next decade, they could be extinct'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-Zimbabwe.html

[Ammi]

..it was a legal hunt, which is the point that bitontheslide was making, not condoning..and regardless of whether a 'mistake' was made in shooting that particular elephant or not..because it's all very easy to say when people are rightfully outraged and sickened in something you've taken an active part in...'oh, we didn't realise until it was too late'...and as long as these hunts are allowed legally, these old beasts will be killed, so making them illegal is the only true way to conserve...which hopefully the media worldwide will help with in carrying on reporting them as they have recently...

[Kizzy]

BOTS also made the point it was a basic human instinct too, which is debatable.
The legality of the kill is in question seeing as the beast appears to have originated from somewhere other that where the 'hunter' was permitted to hunt.

[Ammi]

..that's still missing the thing though.. in that as long as these hunts are allowed then these things are very open to happening...if it was out of the permitted area, if that's found to be so, then it won't change that the elephant is dead...the only way to change these deaths is to make them all illegal...so 'mistakes', if it was such, can't happen and there can be no question....

[Kizzy]

I'm not missing anything, the only way to solve the issue would be a universal ban on hunting... that's never going to be agreed upon is it? Heck we can't even manage that here.

[arista]

Yes when all the Animals have Gone
we Will Blame AFRICANS 100%

They take the Fecking Cash

S CUM

[Kazanne]

It's a shame it even happens at all , you would think that with our so called superiority to other species and ability ,to think , feel and understand that no one ever would consider doing such a barbaric thing, I mean seriously, what would any sane thinking person actually benefit from doing that ? as Livia said , send them out with a spear, see how much the cowards would pay then.

[lostalex]

i'm sorry, but i still have a hard time accepting this outcry from people who eat meat every day. i can except it from peta, because at least they are consistent about what comes out of their mouth matches what they put in their mouth. but if you eat any animal products you really can't talk. just because it doesn't look like an animal when you buy it in the grocery store or at a restaurant doesn't change the fact that you are killing animals. and just because you think the animal like a lion or an elephant looks nicer than a cow or a chicken doesn't change it either.

if you are not a vegan I can't take you seriously about your outrage over killing any animal.

[arista]

Originally Posted by lostalex

i'm sorry, but i still have a hard time accepting this outcry from people who eat meat every day. i can except it from peta, because at least they are consistent about what comes out of their mouth matches what they put in their mouth. but if you eat any animal products you really can't talk. just because it doesn't look like an animal when you buy it in the grocery store or at a restaurant doesn't change the fact that you are killing animals. and just because you think the animal like a lion or an elephant looks nicer than a cow or a chicken doesn't change it either.

if you are not a vegan I can't take you seriously about your outrage over killing any animal.

I do that from Cattle thats in Factorys.
thats not running out.


In Africa if All the Big Horn Animals
are killed with big cash
for a Evil trophy photo
Then that nation will Die more.


You can not compare a Big Mac
to a Murdering a Massive Elephant
I hope someone punches this German


Alex Times Have Changed

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by arista

I do that from Cattle thats in Factorys.
thats not running out.


In Africa if All the Big Horn Animals
are killed with big cash
for a Evil trophy photo
Then that nation will Die more.


You can not compare a Big Mac
to a Murdering a Massive Elephant
I hope someone punches this German


Alex Times Have Changed

an elephant is big and powerful and can defend itself. a cow or a chicken raised on a farm is helpless.

[Ammi]

..a bullet when fired at a safe distance can't be defended against, no matter how powerful the animal though...the elephant was as helpless as a lamb...