Bloodthirsty parents are paying for kids as young as four to slaughter exotic animals in Africa – as safari bosses sink to new depths with depraved “U10s go free” trophy hunting packages. One shocking picture shows a bloodstained schoolboy grinning as he stands over the antelope he slaughtered just moments before with a military-grade sniper […]
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Defra challenged over ‘unlawful’ release of 57m game birds in UK
Environmental campaigners have issued a legal case against the government to try to halt the release of more than 50m non-native game birds this summer, saying the birds could damage Britain’s most important wildlife sites. Wild Justice, a campaign group led by the environmentalists Chris Packham, Mark Avery and Ruth Tingay, said the annual release […]
Ex-cop runs Trophy-hunting club where rich pay thousands to slaughter animals
An ex-cop runs a trophy-hunting club where the rich pay thousands to slaughter animals. Peter Jones, who worked for the Metropolitan Police as a firearms expert, now rubs shoulders with hunters who join his “exclusive” Capreolus Club. The members-only group arranges trips for gun-toting trophy hunters. It offers them the chance to slaughter all six […]
Man Formerly Known as “The Tiger King” Going to Prison
Joe Exotic was known as “The Tiger King” for a long time. Until September 18th, he ran a tiger breeding and cub-petting attraction. But he has now been sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of murder-for-hire and 17 wildlife charges. This story highlights just why activists continue to fight […]
Trophy hunting holidays ‘should be banned’ under new welfare guidelines
Trophy hunts should no longer be offered to holidaymakers under new animal welfare guidelines from the UK’s biggest travel association. Also discouraged from sale are canned hunts – where animals are bred in captivity for the purpose of shooting in enclosures – and trips to cub petting farms and lion encounters, which experts say help […]
A Whooping Crane’s Killer Got Off Easy, Frustrating Conservationists
Last month, a Louisiana man was sentenced in a federal district court to 120 hours of community service and two years on probation for shooting and killing a Whooping Crane, one of the most endangered birds in the world. The decision was far lighter than conservationists had hoped and advocated for. According to court documents […]
Appeal over hen harrier death and disappearances
RSPB Scotland has said it is “devastated” by the death of a hen harrier found shot and the disappearance of two more birds. The dead bird was discovered by a member of the public near Wanlockhead, in the south of Scotland, in June. Two other hen harriers last recorded in northern Scotland have also disappeared […]
8-year-old girl is youngest on record in Michigan to kill elk
Sunfield Township (WXMI) — An 8-year-old girl is the youngest person on record in the state of Michigan to successfully hunt an elk. On Dec. 14, Braeleigh Miller was out hunting with her dad when she shot and killed a nearly 400-pound elk. “They were all still in the field when it got daylight, and […]
