BREAKING NEWS: New Parliamentary report calls for an end to captive lion breeding in South Africa: Report of the Portfolio… Read more Parliamentary Report – Captive Lion Breeding, South Africa
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Cuddle Me, Kill Me
“Cuddle Me, Kill Me” by Richard Peirce is a tragic account of South Africa’s captive lion breeding industry – a rampant,… Read more Cuddle Me, Kill Me
Rhino Horn Trade Strategy
On the 23 to 25 August 2017, an online auction was held by John Hume, for 264 lots (approximately 500kg)… Read more Rhino Horn Trade Strategy
The “800 skeletons” – “captive produced lion bone trade under the quota system”
Petition – “End the export of captive-bred African lion parts from South Africa“ – Humane Society International Petition – “URGENT:… Read more The “800 skeletons” – “captive produced lion bone trade under the quota system”
‘Canned’ Hunting – The ‘End Game’
Banner image: courtesy of Campaign Against Canned Hunting article ‘Canned’ Phase Out We have seen the acknowledged damage being done to… Read more ‘Canned’ Hunting – The ‘End Game’
“Lion Crisis”
We have seen the neglect at Walter Slippers’ lion breeding facility in Limpopo Province. The South African Predator Breeder Association (SAPA)… Read more “Lion Crisis”
New Twist in South Africa’s Rhino Horn Trade
Banner: Courtesy of SanWild, picture of a rhino killed by poachers for its horn On 26 November 2015, South Africa’s, Pretoria High… Read more New Twist in South Africa’s Rhino Horn Trade
“Urgent – The Future of Hunting in South Africa”
Banner: Melissa Bachman poses with the lion she ‘hunted’. Photo: Melissa Bachman via Facebook. In a recent article (“Urgent –… Read more “Urgent – The Future of Hunting in South Africa”
Who’s Actually Killing and ‘Making a Killing’ from Rhino?
By Andrew Van Ginkel, Durban, South Africa, 19 April 2016 Pseudo-hunting, Trophy Hunting and Rhino Poaching South Africa is home to… Read more Who’s Actually Killing and ‘Making a Killing’ from Rhino?
Feeding the Hunters’ Addiction in South Africa
The attached video is from a 2015 documentary (“Safari, Paying to Kill”) published onto YouTube in March 2016: It’s a… Read more Feeding the Hunters’ Addiction in South Africa
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