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Cecil The Lion: Jimmy Kimmel Chokes Up Talking About "A-Hole" Dentist Who Killed Animal (VIDEO)


Jimmy Kimmel addressed the killing of Cecil the lion on Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The talk-show host went on a rant against Walter James Palmer, the American hunter responsible for the animal’s death, and nearly came to tears during his speech. Watch the video below.

As Gossip Cop reported earlier, Cecil was the most famous animal in Zimbabwe, and was illegally hunted down and killed on July 1 by Palmer and two locals he hired to help with the hunt. Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, is believed to have paid $50,000 for the opportunity to hunt the lion. After luring the creature away from its home at Hwange National Park, the hunters then shot him with arrows. Cecil ran away, but suffered for nearly 40 hours until the hunters caught up with him, at which point they shot the animal to death, and later skinned and beheaded the carcass.

Kimmel explained the back story of the tragic events and revealed his disappointment that main culprit behind the animal’s death was an American tourist. In reference to Palmer’s official statement about the incident in which he said, “I had no idea that the lion I took was a known, local favorite,” Kimmel shot back, “Stop saying you took the animal. You take aspirin… you killed the animal.”

Kimmel became heated and said, “The big question is, why are you shooting a lion in the first place? …Is it that difficult for you to get an erection that you need to kill things?” The talk-show host went on to note that Palmer has become the “most hated man in America who never advertised Jell-o pudding on television.”

Kimmel noted he wasn’t entirely against hunting if it was necessary for one’s livelihood, but stressed, “If you’re some a-hole dentist who wants a lion’s head over his fireplace in his man cave… that’s just vomitous.” He then showed various photos of Palmer proudly posing next to his previous kills of a bear, a leopard, and another lion. “He killed like half of Noah’s Ark,” said Kimmel, bringing some levity to the situation.

The host told the audience he didn’t want to “start a witch hunt,” and that the situation should be handled in a “lawful way.” Then Kimmel got choked up and fought back tears when urging everyone to donate to wildcru.org to support wildlife conservation, so perhaps some good could emerge out of this disturbing story. “Maybe we can show the world that not all Americans are like this jackhole,” Kimmel said in reference to Palmer.
 
Then Kimmel got choked up and fought back tears

Yawn. Find a cause that matters dipshit, like one that involves HUMANS. What a fucking pussy, crying like that. I used to think he was the top late night host, def the funniest. Shit like this makes me not want to ever see his goofy mug again.

Poaching is a load of shit. These shit hole african countries benefit greatly from the eco-tourism and the poaching causes quite a load of problems. This dude deserves disdain and some form of prosecution, hefty fine would be fair, for the illegal hunting aspect, but not for the hunt itself. Thin skinned pussies need to get over themselves.

The anti-big game hunting is quite bothersome. With proper regulation it can be a great thing, for both economies and the natural world. I fail to see how someone can't grasp why others might find it exciting to hunt an animal like this. Oh yeah, it's cuz he has erectile disfunction, how hilarious....

Shameful fucking display from Kimmel here, fucking shameful. Can't believe this blubbering candyass used to host the fucking Man Show.

And now to wash the bad taste of this trash out of all our mouths...


 
asshole! are you bored? There are plenty of good works in America, you could have a dental clinic for people you can't get their teeth fixed, keep busy, keeps you out of trouble, then you don't travel to Africa to shoot animals that never did you any harm.
 
wow, I clicked on the video "Cameray" posted and clicked on a couple more after that and what a beautiful lion he was, and the videos were beautiful. too bad he was killed.
 
Shameful fucking display from Kimmel here, fucking shameful. Can't believe this blubbering candyass used to host the fucking Man Show.

Agree what a dip shit fucking moron of a simi human being dumb fucking asshole
This hunt was bad, but hunting is legal and if the hunt was misrepresented by African criminals it's not the dentist fault he paid a lot of money for a legal hunt
Fucking afican's poach the land the way Japan poaches the ocean fucking criminal
But the dentist did nothing wrong, from time to time permits are given to control wild animals, if the African guides misrepresented the hunt they are to blame and no one else
Fuck all the idiots that want the dentist's head
Fucking bunch of losers like that fucked up piece of shit Kimmel fuck asshole, cry a few tears for us you fucking dumb fucking stupid asshole, only one with erectile disfunction is that blubbering dickless idiot Kemmel,
 
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From hunter to hunted...

#WalterPalmer: From hunter to hunted -- Internet seeks revenge for Cecil the lion

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/world/cecil-lion-walter-palmer-social-reaction/

Additional links that might be of interest...

https://mobile.twitter.com/Justice4Cecil

https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/WalterPalmer?src=hash

http://reviews.birdeye.com/river-bluff-dental-496609344

http://m.yelp.com/biz/river-bluff-dental-bloomington

Petitions...

Sign the petition: Bring charges against the man who shot Cecil the lion

https://m.dailykos.com/campaigns/1361

Demand Justice for Cecil the Lion’s Killer

http://www.care2.com/causes/demand-justice-for-cecil-the-lions-killer.html

Demand Justice for Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/821/738/351/demand-justice-for-cecil-the-lion-in-zimbambwe/

Extradite Walter J. Palmer to Zimbabwe for Illegally Killing Cecil the Lion

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/extradite-walter-j-palmer?source=c.em&r_by=752152

Extradite Minnesotan Walter James Palmer to face justice in Zimbabwe

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/extradite-minnesotan-walter-james-palmer-face-justice-zimbabwe

Extradite poacher Walter Palmer to face charges in Zimbabwe

https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-lori-swanson-loretta-lynch-extradite-poacher-walter-palmer-to-face-charges-in-zimbabwe

Suspend Dr Walter J Palmer who allegedly killed Cecil the lion

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/880/...j-palmer-who-allegedly-killed-cecil-the-lion/
 
From hunter to hunted...

#WalterPalmer: From hunter to hunted -- Internet seeks revenge for Cecil the lion

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/world/cecil-lion-walter-palmer-social-reaction/

Additional links that might be of interest...

https://mobile.twitter.com/Justice4Cecil

https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/WalterPalmer?src=hash

http://reviews.birdeye.com/river-bluff-dental-496609344

http://m.yelp.com/biz/river-bluff-dental-bloomington

Petitions...

Sign the petition: Bring charges against the man who shot Cecil the lion

https://m.dailykos.com/campaigns/1361

Demand Justice for Cecil the Lion’s Killer

http://www.care2.com/causes/demand-justice-for-cecil-the-lions-killer.html

Demand Justice for Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/821/738/351/demand-justice-for-cecil-the-lion-in-zimbambwe/

Extradite Walter J. Palmer to Zimbabwe for Illegally Killing Cecil the Lion

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/extradite-walter-j-palmer?source=c.em&r_by=752152

Extradite Minnesotan Walter James Palmer to face justice in Zimbabwe

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/extradite-minnesotan-walter-james-palmer-face-justice-zimbabwe

Extradite poacher Walter Palmer to face charges in Zimbabwe

https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-lori-swanson-loretta-lynch-extradite-poacher-walter-palmer-to-face-charges-in-zimbabwe

Suspend Dr Walter J Palmer who allegedly killed Cecil the lion

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/880/...j-palmer-who-allegedly-killed-cecil-the-lion/
Fucking bunch of losers
 
Lion-killing dentist Walter Palmer also preyed on women, sexual harassment claim reveals

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Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist who sparked an angry firestorm by killing Cecil, a famous and protected lion on a big game hunt in Zimbabwe, settled a sexual harassment claim against him in 2009 for $127,500.

According to public documents posted below, Palmer is accused of sexually harassing a receptionist, who was also his patient, between July of 1999 and January of 2005. The woman “was subjected to verbal comments and physical conduct involving her breasts, buttocks, and genitalia.”

The woman informed her supervisor and Palmer that she wanted it to stop, but it didn’t, and she alleges she was fired for reporting the harassment, according to the document. Palmer paid out the settlement without admitting to the allegations.

Aside from agreeing to pay $127,500, Palmer had to undergo “at least three hours” of sexual harassment training and provide the woman a signed letter of recommendation for future prospective employers.

Read the court documents HERE>>
 
Again dumb ass people out in mass

In contrast, the previous evening 200 people stood in protest outside the suburban Minneapolis dental practice of 55-year-old Walter Palmer, calling for him to be extradited to Zimbabwe to face charges of taking part in an illegal hunt.

"What lion?" acting information minister Prisca Mupfumira asked in response to a request for comment about Cecil, who was at that moment topping global news bulletins and generating reams of abuse for his killer on websites in the United States and Europe.

"Are you saying that all this noise is about a dead lion? Lions are killed all the time in this country," said Tryphina Kaseke, a used-clothes hawker on the streets of Harare. "What is so special about this one?"

As with many countries in Africa, in Zimbabwe big wild animals such as lions, elephants or hippos are seen either as a potential meal, or a threat to people and property that needs to be controlled or killed.
http://news.yahoo.com/lion-zimbabweans-ask-amid-global-cecil-circus-140822692.html
 
OK, obviously I like lions. A lot. I'm also eating a veggie burger as I type.

But holy-freakin'-cow.

This guy, who has never been convicted of ANY crime, including being overly familiar with his receptionist, worked honorably for the money to pay for this trip. He made the decision to go big-game hunting knowing that the authorities in many countries use hunting as a wildlife management tool. (It's a good one, too, and surprisingly humane compared to other methods)

Not knowing the local language or customs particularly well, he fell prey to some con artists who took his money and literally set him up to commit a crime.

He doesn't get his money back, of course, but that is part of the pain of being swindled. He escapes prosecution because, well, he was obviously set up. He cuts his losses and heads home to lick his wounds.

When he gets home, he walks straight into a shitstorm of accusations and retaliation. His very livelihood is in jeopardy. He has to apologize to his own patients in the hopes of keeping his practice.

Now people want him charged with a crime.

Talk about a vacation from hell.

I am a very humane person. I've never understood why so many people think that humanity should not extend to our fellow humans.

I wonder how many members of these lynch mobs sat down to a nice juicy hamburger after they went home.
 
New Report: Economics of Trophy Hunting in Africa Are Overrated and Overstated
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report released today analyzes literature on the economics of trophy hunting and reveals that African countries and rural communities derive very little benefit from trophy hunting revenue. The study, authored by Economists at Large—commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International and Born Free USA/Born Free Foundation—comes amid consideration to grant the African lion protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

"The suggestion that trophy hunting plays a significant role in African economic development is misguided," said economist Rod Campbell, lead author of the study. "Revenues constitute only a fraction of a percent of GDP and almost none of that ever reaches rural communities."

As a portion of any national economy, trophy hunting revenue never accounts for more than 0.27 percent of the GDP. Additionally, trophy hunting revenues account for only 1.8 percent of overall tourism in nine investigated countries that allow trophy hunting, and even pro-hunting sources find that only 3 percent of the money actually reaches the rural communities where hunting occurs. While trophy hunting supporters routinely claim that hunting generates $200 million annually in remote areas of Africa, the industry is actually economically insignificant and makes a minimal contribution to national income.

"Local African communities are key stakeholders for conservation, and they need real incentives for conservation," said Jeff Flocken, North American regional director, International Fund for Animal Welfare. "Non-consumptive nature tourism–like wildlife viewing and photo safaris–is a much greater contributor than trophy hunting to both conservation and the economy in Africa. If trophy hunting and other threats continue depleting Africa's wildlife, then Africa's wildlife tourism will disappear. That is the real economic threat to the countries of Africa."

Many species suffer at the hands of trophy hunters including the African lion. The number of African lions has declined by more than 50 percent in the past three decades, with 32,000 or fewer believed remaining today. The steepest declines in lion population numbers occur in African countries with the highest hunting intensity, illustrating the unsustainability of the practice.

"Trophy hunting is driving the African lion closer to extinction," said Teresa Telecky, director, wildlife department, Humane Society International. "More than 560 wild lions are killed every year in Africa by international trophy hunters. An overwhelming 62 percent of trophies from these kills are imported into the United States. We must do all we can to put an end to this threat to the king of beasts."

Listing the African lion as endangered under the ESA would generally prohibit the import of and commercial trade in lion parts, and thus would likely considerably reduce the number of lions taken by Americans each year.

"The U.S. government has a serious responsibility to act promptly and try to prevent American hunters from killing wild lions, especially when the latest evidence shows that hunting is not economically beneficial. Listing the African lion under the Endangered Species Act will help lions at almost no cost to African communities. Government inaction could doom an already imperilled species to extinction through much of its range," said Adam Roberts, executive vice president, Born Free USA.

A copy of the economic study is available HERE>>
 
U.S. Government To Lion-Killing Dentist: Hey, Can You Give Us A Call?
Hey, Walter Palmer, the Obama administration wants to talk to you.

The severed head of Cecil the lion has now been located in Zimbabwe and turned over to officials there. However, the Minnesota dentist said to be responsible for Cecil's killing is still unaccounted for, according to a U.S. government agency, which issued a statement on Thursday asking him to please, please give them a call.

"The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of 'Cecil the lion.' That investigation will take us wherever the facts lead," said Edward Grace, the agency's deputy chief of law enforcement, in the statement.

"At this point in time, however, multiple efforts to contact Dr. Walter Palmer have been unsuccessful. We ask that Dr. Palmer or his representative contact us immediately," Grace added.

Reuters reports that the Fish and Wildlife Service is looking into whether Palmer violated the Lacey Act, which, among other things, makes it a federal crime to trade in wildlife killed in violation of foreign law.

So, if you see Palmer, please make sure he gets the message?
 
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/world/zimbabwe-cecil-lion-dentist/

As outrage grows over the killing of Cecil the lion, Zimbabwe has called on the United States to extradite the American dentist who shot the prized big cat this month.
Zimbabwe has started extradition proceedings and hopes the U.S. will cooperate, said Oppah Muchinguri, the African nation's environment minister.

I doubt the U.S. will cooperate AND.... I think it's funny that more than likely no one in Africa really gives a fuck.

Personally, I loved this line:

The big question is, why are you shooting a lion in the first place? …Is it that difficult for you to get an erection that you need to kill things?”

I also wonder this... can you even eat Lion?
 
Zimbabwe calls for extradition of Cecil the lion's killer
HARARE (Reuters) - The American dentist who killed Cecil the lion was a "foreign poacher" who paid for an illegal hunt and he should be extradited to Zimbabwe to face justice, environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said on Friday.

In Harare's first official comments since Cecil's killing grabbed world headlines this week, Muchinguri said the Prosecutor General had already started the process to have 55-year-old Walter Palmer extradited from the United States.

Muchinguri, a senior member of President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party, described Cecil - a black-maned lion well-known to foreign tourists in the Hwange National Park - as an "iconic attraction".

"The illegal killing was deliberate," she told a news conference. "We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he can be held accountable for his illegal actions.”

Muchinguri said Palmer's use of a bow and arrow to kill the lion, who is said to have been lured out of Hwange National Park with bait before being shot, contravened Zimbabwean hunting regulations.
 
I find it hard to believe that the dentist didn't know that the lion was not supposed to be shot. Did he think they had to lure it because lions can't be shot on the first time you see them? Or did he know that they couldn't shoot them where they found them, and so needed to lure them out of that area. This lion just happened to have a tracking device to show what happened. Or is he just too shitty of a hunter to bother actually hunting and didn't know they were right by a protected area. Equally possible I think.
 
I find it hard to believe that the dentist didn't know that the lion was not supposed to be shot. Did he think they had to lure it because lions can't be shot on the first time you see them? Or did he know that they couldn't shoot them where they found them, and so needed to lure them out of that area. This lion just happened to have a tracking device to show what happened. Or is he just too shitty of a hunter to bother actually hunting and didn't know they were right by a protected area. Equally possible I think.

Here's how these hunts work in America. It may be the way they work elsewhere. In fact, it probably is.

First, a rich "hunter" pays a large amount of money to what he (they're usually men) believes is a guide who specializes in tracking animals. Part of the reason the price is so high is that the guide guarantees a kill. Because they are such master trackers, of course.

Then the guide and his/her associates go out and spend a lot or a little time tracking down the requested animal. They tranquilize and cage it.

The hunter arrives for the big hunt. A couple of guides take him to "where these animals are often found." They are so skilled that they spot spoor immediately and begin tracking. Meanwhile, a couple of cohorts take the animal to the predetermined spot (usually a natural dead-end, although you wouldn't know that unless you were very familiar with the area). They release the animal, the tracker "finds" it in a spot that conveniently offers a can't-miss shot, the adrenaline-drunk "hunter" makes his kill, claims his trophy and spends the rest of his life acting like an expert hunter at social gatherings.

I know this because I knew someone who was raised in the middle of this thriving gray market.

If the "guides" were good, Palmer had no idea the animal was lured anywhere. He thought it was tracked down through ancient arts handed down through the ages. He may have been told that this lion was terrorizing villages, or that the government had issued special permits that allowed a limited number of hunters to bag one lion each. The exorbitant fee for the permit would have been included in his up-front payment, of course.

At the very least, this guy was scammed, made a fool of while being flattered for his non-existent hunting prowess, and laughed at behind his back by the "guides" he trusted.

The Lacey Act is a real law, and it carries real penalties. The U.S. does have extradition agreements with Zimbabwe. Palmer could get into real trouble for this. In my opinion, he already got reamed without lube, and that's more than enough punishment for being gullible.
 
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Some idiot made this sign I am cecil, lol seriously. I saw a few more that read the same thing on the news this morning. ding a lings!
 
Here's how these hunts work in America. It may be the way they work elsewhere. In fact, it probably is.

First, a rich "hunter" pays a large amount of money to what he (they're usually men) believes is a guide who specializes in tracking animals. Part of the reason the price is so high is that the guide guarantees a kill. Because they are such master trackers, of course.

Then the guide and his/her associates go out and spend a lot or a little time tracking down the requested animal. They tranquilize and cage it.

The hunter arrives for the big hunt. A couple of guides take him to "where these animals are often found." They are so skilled that they spot spoor immediately and begin tracking. Meanwhile, a couple of cohorts take the animal to the predetermined spot (usually a natural dead-end, although you wouldn't know that unless you were very familiar with the area). They release the animal, the tracker "finds" it in a spot that conveniently offers a can't-miss shot, the adrenaline-drunk "hunter" makes his kill, claims his trophy and spends the rest of his life acting like an expert hunter at social gatherings.

I know this because I knew someone who was raised in the middle of this thriving gray market.

If the "guides" were good, Palmer had no idea the animal was lured anywhere. He thought it was tracked down through ancient arts handed down through the ages. He may have been told that this lion was terrorizing villages, or that the government had issued special permits that allowed a limited number of hunters to bag one lion each. The exorbitant fee for the permit would have been included in his up-front payment, of course.

At the very least, this guy was scammed, made a fool of while being flattered for his non-existent hunting prowess, and laughed at behind his back by the "guides" he trusted.

The Lacey Act is a real law, and it carries real penalties. The U.S. does have extradition agreements with Zimbabwe. Palmer could get into real trouble for this. In my opinion, he already got reamed without lube, and that's more than enough punishment for being gullible.
I'm still a little suspicious, I'm not saying this isn't what happened, it's the most likely scenario, but I read that this guide was one that Dr Palmer had used repeatedly in the past (though this alone doesn't really mean anything, it could as easily be proof of the opposite; maybe he just keeps going back because this guy keeps producing prey.) But, he also has been charged for shooting a bear in an illegal area and then lying about it. So he's not all that averse to hunting where he shouldn't.

And if you're going to make hunting that much of a hobby, I'd hope you'd put the effort into trying to avoid canned hunts, so I choose not to like the guy either way.

Either way, I think the recent posting about the elephant family killed for ivory is more heartbreaking... and a lot less will likely come of it

ETA: Also from what I've read, Dr Palmer wasn't your average big game tourist, he was a seasoned hunter. Fooling him shouldn't have been very easy.
 
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I'm still a little suspicious, I'm not saying this isn't what happened, it's the most likely scenario, but I read that this guide was one that Dr Palmer had used repeatedly in the past (though this alone doesn't really mean anything, it could as easily be proof of the opposite; maybe he just keeps going back because this guy keeps producing prey.) But, he also has been charged for shooting a bear in an illegal area and then lying about it. So he's not all that averse to hunting where he shouldn't.

And if you're going to make hunting that much of a hobby, I'd hope you'd put the effort into trying to avoid canned hunts, so I choose not to like the guy either way.

Either way, I think the recent posting about the elephant family killed for ivory is more heartbreaking... and a lot less will likely come of it

ETA: Also from what I've read, Dr Palmer wasn't your average big game tourist, he was a seasoned hunter. Fooling him shouldn't have been very easy.

I imagine we will learn more soon.
 
Cecil sired 24 cubs in his pride. Those cubs are already dead or soon will be. The other males in the pride will kill them to bring the females into estrus and breed their own cubs. Nature red in tooth and claw. <-----Hemmingway

I'd like to do something bad to this asswad, but I'll settle for a long public shaming. I hope he loses all his patients, is shunned by friends and neighbors, disowned by his family and treated like the pos he is.

I wish his home town would put his smug face on a billboard; let the logo read: I kill endangered animals for fun. I woould absolutely be on the sidewalk in front of his house (legally) holding signs calling him a coward.

I also favor pouring "blood"...Karo syrup+red food coloring on his sidewalk...only because I couldn't pour it on him. That would be battery or assault and I'd go to jail...might be worth it. The ASPCA and Peta would bail me out.
 
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@carolinablue - This happened a month ago and as of yesterday Cecil's brother Jericho is still protecting the cubs. Of course this could change, but I'm hopeful.

Typically, two males pair up. It can be brothers or even just friends. They work together to prevent other males from usurping the alpha's position. Now that Jericho is alone, he is more vulnerable to another pair coming in. But he may well be up to the task, since he only has to get the cubs far enough into adolescence so that they can leave the pride and go find besties of their own. (And then take some poor old dude's pride away from him.)
 
The Independent said:
Cecil the lion: Animal psychic claims she has spoken to slain animal - and he has a 'profound' message to tell the world
Siobhan Fenton Friday 31 July 2015

An animal psychic claims she has spoken to Cecil the lion following his killing at the hands of a US tourist in Zimbabwe.

Karen Anderson, professional animal medium, announced on Facebook that she has spoken to the feline and the pair have discussed his death.

She said: "I just connected with Cecil the lion who was recently killed. I wanted to let him know how loved and honoured he is.

"I was moved to tears to hear his words. His message is profound."

The mystic claims she had the following conversation with Cecil the lion The mystic claims she had the following conversation with Cecil the lion

Karen Anderson claims that Cecil the lion spoke to her following his death Karen Anderson claims that Cecil the lion spoke to her following his death

The mystic then relayed Cecil's supposed message.

"He said - 'Let not the actions of these few men defeat us or allow darkness to enter our hearts. If we do, then we become one of them.

"Raise your vibration and allow this energy to move us forward. What happened does not need to be discussed as it is what it is. Take heart my child, I am finer than ever, grander than before as no one can take our purity, our truth, or our soul. Ever.

"I am here. Be strong and speak for all the others who suffer needlessly to satisfy human greed. Bring Light and Love and we will rise above this.' "

[...]
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...found-message-to-tell-the-world-10430200.html
 
This whole thing just gets farther and farther away from reality.

It's like these people are in some sort of religious ecstasy and believe they've tapped into some sort of higher truth and they think everything that pops into their heads is straight from the gods. And lots of these people are stone-cold sober.

Hell, even the Oracle of Delphi had goofy gas as an excuse.
 
I am Rhodesian. This fellow is a poacher. Poachers are the lowest form of humanity. There should be no quarter given to them. They must be extirpated.
 
"He said - 'Let not the actions of these few men defeat us or allow darkness to enter our hearts. If we do, then we become one of them.

"Raise your vibration and allow this energy to move us forward. What happened does not need to be discussed as it is what it is. Take heart my child, I am finer than ever, grander than before as no one can take our purity, our truth, or our soul. Ever.

"I am here. Be strong and speak for all the others who suffer needlessly to satisfy human greed. Bring Light and Love and we will rise above this.' "


Damn, I didn't know animals were so erudite. Not to mention they apparently speak English. I thought they may have their own cat or dog language, good to know they learn alot more from us than previously believed.
 
Man Who Studied Cecil the Lion for 9 Years Talks Impact
When Cecil the lion's carcass was finally found after he was lured out of a Zimbabwe wildlife reserve to be killed by an American hunter, it was a headless, skinless skeleton the vultures had been picking at for about a week.

Conservationists decided the most natural thing was to leave the bones where they were for hyenas to finish off, said Brent Stapelkamp, a lion researcher and part of a team that had tracked and studied Cecil for nine years.

Stapelkamp darted Cecil and put his last GPS collar on in October. He was probably the last person to get up close before Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer used a bow and a gun to kill the now-famous lion with the bushy black mane, its head and skin eventually cut off as trophies. Stapelkamp had first alerted authorities that something might be wrong after Cecil's GPS collar stopped sending a signal.

The killing of the big cat in early July has unleashed global outrage, sending Palmer into hiding back home in suburban Minneapolis, leading to the arrest of the local hunter he employed, and prompting Zimbabwe's environment minister to say the southern African country would seek Palmer's extradition to face charges.

Stapelkamp shares the anger, not just because of the demise of Cecil. Also because, he said, it's not the first time a lion has been killed illegally around Hwange National Park in northwestern Zimbabwe, a reserve known for its rich wildlife. About a dozen lions in the region were killed illegally in recent years, Stapelkamp said, and no one was caught.

"I think this was just the final straw," Stapelkamp told The Associated Press in a phone interview from the Hwange reserve. "Everyone locally just thought, no ways, we're not letting anyone get away with this anymore."

Cecil had an intriguing story, making him a celebrity in Hwange. He arrived as a kind of lion refugee, alone and wandering after being displaced from another territory. Cecil befriended another male lion, Jericho, and together they grew and watched over two prides, one with three lionesses and seven cubs and another with three lionesses.

The satellite collar on Jericho has been sending normal signals, indicating the lion is alive and moving around, Stapelkamp said.

But Cecil's killing will have an impact on the area, explained Stapelkamp, a field researcher for an Oxford University study on lions.

Jericho may not be able to hold their territory alone and could be chased away by rival lions. Unprotected, the lionesses and cubs would then be under threat and also move away or be killed. Safari operators who invested millions of dollars in the area would lose one of their biggest attractions for tourists.

"They're burning fire breaks. They're grading roads. They're pumping water," Stapelkamp said. "They're spending a lot of money in the management of lions and then someone just draws it across the railway lines having not paid a penny in its management and shoots it and runs away with its skin. It's unacceptable."

Zimbabwe's National Parks and Wildlife Authority said Saturday it has suspended the hunting of lions, leopards and elephants outside of Hwange National Park, and that bow and arrow hunts have also been suspended unless they are approved by the authority's director.

The authority also said it is investigating the killing of another lion in April that may have been illegal.

Stapelkamp, unsure of the details of Cecil's killing, described the usual tactics of hunters to draw an animal onto private land and out of the park where it is protected. The two areas are separated by a railway line. Hunters shoot a zebra or giraffe and hang it on a tree; the main bait. They then drag the intestines of that animal, "something that really smells," Stapelkamp said, up and down the park boundary behind a vehicle. Sometimes they'll even play the sounds of a dying buffalo over a loudspeaker to attract a lion.

The lion "comes across that scent trail and it leads him straight to this bait," Stapelkamp said. "It rushes in for a free meal and they're waiting ... and they kill him like that."

Even on private land, this hunt was still illegal, Stapelkamp said, because no hunting quotas for lions were issued in the region this year. Legal hunts do happen, he said, but only after authorities consult with ecologists and decide that it won't adversely affect the area.

This didn't happen with Cecil, Stapelkamp said, and he doesn't believe Palmer's story that he trusted his professional guide to ensure a legal hunt.

"He's a well-educated man, he's got a lot of resources," Stapelkamp said. "You could do your homework. Due diligence. You would know that you're hunting in a controversial area. You've got a GPS you could have in your pocket and you have a look at the map, and you say, 'listen, friend, I think we're in the wrong area.' There's no excuse."

Palmer came "with the intention of getting the biggest lion that he could and getting out. And he got caught," Stapelkamp said.
 
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