Nyati
AH ambassador
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2011
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- Madrid, Spain
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- Spain, Finland, RSA ( KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga)
I think we should also fight a very common misconception about trophy hunters.
The recurring message I have lately read in the press and the internet is that we are " filthy rich types going to Africa with our thick wallets, who believe they can just do whatever they want, including illegally killing dear old Cecil just for the pleasure of putting him on our wall".
Sincerely this is just plain envy I don´t think those who make this kind of comments care about a lion or any animal, but they do about the fact that some people have a fair amount of money to spend on a hunt.
We should explain to the general public that most of us are just common middle class types who have to save to be able to afford a hunt, and that we obey the law of the land where we hunt.
But it´s not easy to fight envy !
The recurring message I have lately read in the press and the internet is that we are " filthy rich types going to Africa with our thick wallets, who believe they can just do whatever they want, including illegally killing dear old Cecil just for the pleasure of putting him on our wall".
Sincerely this is just plain envy I don´t think those who make this kind of comments care about a lion or any animal, but they do about the fact that some people have a fair amount of money to spend on a hunt.
We should explain to the general public that most of us are just common middle class types who have to save to be able to afford a hunt, and that we obey the law of the land where we hunt.
But it´s not easy to fight envy !