animal slaughter in namibia

[homeless]

Namibia sacrificará cientos de elefantes, hipopótamos y otros animales para paliar los efectos de la sequía

El país del suroeste de África, sumido en la peor sequía en un siglo, planea sacrificar más de 700 animales, incluidos elefantes, hipopótamos y cebras, para alimentar a las comunidades afectadas por la falta de alimentos.

www.nationalgeographic.com.es

Elephants and hippos???

 

[Doug3006]

Why not? If elephants and hippos are suffering inordinately from the drought, and the population can bear the reduction, people are hungry, then it’s the best solution.

 

[Puddle]

If you have to go out and find 'em, then it 'aint slaughter, its hunted.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Let these bleeding heart animal rights crybabies adopt some of the surplus elephants & hippopotamuses, then. Or donate money to Namibia. Let them put their money where their mouths are.

 

[PerH]

For the 1933 phantasms slaughter for them is synonymous with “ hunting “

 

[375Ruger416]

Namibia sacrificará cientos de elefantes, hipopótamos y otros animales para paliar los efectos de la sequía

El país del suroeste de África, sumido en la peor sequía en un siglo, planea sacrificar más de 700 animales, incluidos elefantes, hipopótamos y cebras, para alimentar a las comunidades afectadas por la falta de alimentos.

www.nationalgeographic.com.es

Elephants and hippos???

Yes, large animals consume a huge amount of water and can be very dangerous to humans when there is a shortage of water (see cnn article https://apple.news/ApMPNwlnHQieEadBuj7vnbA) In addition, they provide a large amount of meat when harvested.

Carrying capacity (number of animals an ecosystem can support) is small for huge animals such as elephants and hippos. It is unethical to allow more hippos and elephants to die due to drought and humans to starve while the meat goes to waste.

 

[C.W. Richter]

Completely normal in Africa. Take advantage of the tribal own-use specials! 'Just talked to a PH friend about it the other night when the articles first came out. Slaughter is very LibMSM. Culling as necessary. It won't negatively affect the quarter-million elephant population (and zebras are like prairie dogs in N. Namibia!) lol On the contrary, killing some off will preserve the others as well as the local inhabitants. Plus, it's election time!

 

[mark-hunter]

How long it takes to complete culling program like this?
Is it a yearly program till next year end, or it can be competed within few weeks from a start?

 

[Doug3006]

How long it takes to complete culling program like this?
Is it a yearly program till next year end, or it can be competed within few weeks from a start?

I would think it would be paced out over a number of months. Although, biltong lasts forever almost.