EXCLUSIVE: Website BookYourHunt has up to 5,000 hunts available and prey includes zebras at a starting price of £743 for a killing spree and Cape buffalos at £2,283 Almost all the animals on BookYourHunt are exempt from forthcoming UK legislation aimed at banning the import of hunting souvenirs such as skins, antlers and heads. The […]
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Video of Zebra Mistreatment Goes Viral
A video of zebras being mistreated during a zoo transfer from Bulgaria to Iran has gone viral. One animal was beaten and another one died in transit. Animal activists are describing it as a failure by the officials. The video, taken at customs patrol, shows several people trying to contain the zebra as they move […]
Trophy Hunting: A Detailed Exposé of the Extinction Industry
“Trophy hunting is leading to the extinction of a number of species. Scientific studies have demonstrated the links between trophy hunting and population declines. Yet exports of hunting trophies continue to increase. The annual lion hunting quota is now equivalent to one-third of the males that can be hunted. For the good of conservation, the […]
Botswana offers rights to kill 287 elephants in bid to boost stalled hunting industry
GABORONE (BLOOMBERG) – Botswana is offering rights to shoot 287 elephants as the southern African country, which has the world’s biggest population of the animals, tries to breathe life into a hunting industry stalled by the Covid-19 outbreak. The hunting season will begin on April 6, with licences to kill leopards, zebras and buffaloes also […]
Exotic Pets Ownership Up By 60 Percent in the UK
New information from Born Free, an animal charity, has found that exotic pets are on the rise in Britain. New survey data found that almost 4,000 wild animals are being kept as pets. This accounts for a 59% increase in exotic pet ownership since 2000, according to Born Free. These animals are kept under license but […]
Rich Brits paying £25,000 to kill antelopes, zebras and kangaroos on family holidays in Texas
Wealthy Brits are paying up to £25,000 to kill zebras, antelopes and even kangaroos on family breaks in the United States. Hunters are flying out to southern Texas to hunt them with rifles, machine guns and even bows and arrows. Staff at 18,000-acre Ox Ranch told the Daily Star Sunday the estate is visited by […]
Sick, smirking, prolific British trophy hunter says he gets ‘thrill’ killing majestic beasts
This is the face of one of Britain’s most prolific trophy hunters. Asif Wattoo has killed beautiful animals all over the world. He then boasts about the “thrill” on social media. Animals he has hunted for fun include zebras, African buffaloes, antelope and impala. He has also posed for dozens of pictures with giraffe carcasses. Wattoo, who works […]
Zebra Shot Dead in Germany After Escaping From Circus
Animal activists are outraged after a zebra was shot dead in Northern Germany. Pumba the zebra ran into a motorway after it escaped the circus and was then shot by Animal rescue services. Two zebrase scaped Wednesday morning as Circus Barclay was setting up a new location in Tessin, Germany. The first zebra was captured […]