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Which is expensive and provides no benefit other than removing that animal. With the solution that was applied, not only did it eliminate the problem animal, but it provided food for the village. Though by your position, it appears that you value animal life above that of human life, a common problem with animal activists.
Culling of animals in general, and elephants in particular happens all the time in Zimbabwe. But that is not the first step taken. In case you should be unaware of this there are many organizations there that manage wildlife, you know specialists in the field, people who are educated in the filed, have experience dealing with this, and most importantly knowledge of the region, and they actually live their. They do not need some self-important cowboy to come in and save the day. He wanted a trophy kill, plain and simple. If he wanted to help, he should have sent clothes and food. This elephant was trampling sorghum, not killing people, so your histrionics are meaningless.
What really amuses me about this thread is the double standard. If a guy from Zimbabwe came into your neighborhood, and with no research or understanding of animal management, and no qualification more than owning a firearm decided to shoot an animal just because, people would be irate. I find it hard to believe people would be glorifying him and making him out to be a hero and a savior now would they?
Which is expensive and provides no benefit other than removing that animal. With the solution that was applied, not only did it eliminate the problem animal, but it provided food for the village. Though by your position, it appears that you value animal life above that of human life, a common problem with animal activists.
Redneck Bob killed 4 Elephants before this one. Do you think he just likes helping Africans out by scanning Google for "dim dang problem Elephants" ? No, he killed them because he likes killing Elephants. Nobody flies half way around the world to kill a "problem" animal, and definitely not 5 separate times to kill the same species of "problem" animal...That's such a weak excuse to believe.
As far as the meat goes, he probably did give it to the village. Big deal, the meat has no monetary value. Sure it will help feed them for a week but then what ? Starving again. Im sure he kept the head and Tusks for himself though. Each Tusk is worth 50,000+ dollars. Did he give that to the Village to help them out financially [since he claims to care so much ]...I bet its no, because thats a nice looking Trophy. Giving those to the village would only be enough money to feed it for a few years.
And moving a Elephant in Africa is not a hard task, many local economies on that continent depend on wildlife and tourism. And if any animal would get moved it is a Elephant, they take forever to reproduce so its not like there are millions of them around anymore.
As far as the meat goes, he probably did give it to the village. Big deal, the meat has no monetary value. Sure it will help feed them for a week but then what ? Starving again. Im sure he kept the head and Tusks for himself though. Each Tusk is worth 50,000+ dollars. Did he give that to the Village to help them out financially [since he claims to care so much ]...I bet its no, because thats a nice looking Trophy. Giving those to the village would only be enough money to feed it for a few years.
He paid about $20,000 to the government. The deal is the gov't gets the money and the ivory, the village gets the meat, and the hunter gets the thrill and the right to pose for a trophy photo. Ridding the village of a rogue elephant is just an excuse - otherwise villagers would be permitted to kill elephants themselves and not have to wait until it was vacation time for some rich white guy.
Well if he goes for a 6th poach, I hope he has a accident involving some tusks and his face. That would be karma at work.
maybe all the animal loving of peta that think that animals should have rights too, should volunteer to be a target for godaddy so he wont have to shoot those elephants.
Culling of animals in general, and elephants in particular happens all the time in Zimbabwe. But that is not the first step taken. In case you should be unaware of this there are many organizations there that manage wildlife, you know specialists in the field, people who are educated in the filed, have experience dealing with this, and most importantly knowledge of the region, and they actually live their. They do not need some self-important cowboy to come in and save the day. He wanted a trophy kill, plain and simple. If he wanted to help, he should have sent clothes and food. This elephant was trampling sorghum, not killing people, so your histrionics are meaningless.
What really amuses me about this thread is the double standard. If a guy from Zimbabwe came into your neighborhood, and with no research or understanding of animal management, and no qualification more than owning a firearm decided to shoot an animal just because, people would be irate. I find it hard to believe people would be glorifying him and making him out to be a hero and a savior now would they?
double standard?
that is something that both the democrats and the republicans know all too well. why dont you start bringing up that double standard next time some liberal politician gets out there and starts spewing some more garbage.
Seeing how elephants are an endangered species (thanks to humans) and were there long before humans enroached on their land, I really don't have sympathy for any of the people involved.
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]...I bet its no, because thats a nice looking Trophy. Giving those to the village would only be enough money to feed it for a few years.
