Will The Complacency Ever End Before The Last Big Cat Is Gone From The Wild

 Will The Complacency Ever End Before The Last Big Cat Is Gone From The Wild

Will The Complacency Ever End Before The Last Big Cat Is Gone From The Wild – This question posed by Chris Mercer is pivotal to the survival of big cats in Africa (and around the world for that matter). It could also apply to the Polar Bear a- the Grizzly Bear – and also worth mentioning – the Snow Leopard and Baboons among others.

WWF Supports Sport Hunting

WWF Supports Sport Hunting

WWF Supports Sport Hunting – The International Marches For Elephants and Lions was a game changer around the world in that they created an incredible amount of awareness about wildlife sport hunting – and the people and groups who support it as a so-called viable means of animal conservation. Anyone with a brain knows that this argument is as old as the hills and does not pass the muster test. It is reminiscent of their claim that their “sport” is good for local economies – just not true! These hunters cry “crocodile tears” for the animals they murder – as they claim to love their victims.

To Be Destroyed

To Be Destroyed

To Be Destroyed – these words are synonymous with the happier “put to sleep” – the not so nice “put down” or the commonly accepted “euth listed”  or “death row dogs and cats”. It’s as if we are speaking about goods in a hardware store – “just go down aisle 3 and you’ll find your “put down” on the right hand side – third shelf from the bottom.

First Came The Elephants – Then The Lions

First Came The Elephants – Then The Lions – Spear-headed by The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – on October 4, 2013 – people stood up in a total of 42 cities around the world – and marched to end the ivory trade and save our remaining elephants.

This event was important and unprecedented in human history. We marched for a species other than ourselves. People recognized that an iconic creature was in danger and we said “this must stop”.

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Why Do People Abuse And Kill Animals – Part 2

Why Do People Abuse And Kill Animals – Part 2

Why Do People Abuse And Kill Animals – Part 2 – as I mentioned in Part 1 of this topic – people abuse and kill animals because they want to and because they can. The reasons for abuse are not complicated – but the human behaviour behind the abuse is complex and long standing – and in most cases – without consequences to the perpetrator.

Why Do People Abuse And Kill Animals – Part 1

Why Do People Abuse And Kill Animals – Part 1

Why Do People Abuse And Kill Animals – Part 1 – The simple answer is two-fold. People abuse and kill animals because they want to and because they can. I’m not writing an in-depth psychological article here about unresolved childhood angst – psychopathic behaviour – losing one’s temper – bullying or currently accepted industrial animal standards.

The Lion Kids – The Last Of The Lion Art

The Lion Kids – The Last Of The Lion Art

The Lion Kids – The Last Of The Lion Art – The International Lion March was held in 62 cities around the world on March 15, 2014 and as part of the awareness effort to end Canned Lion Hunting – kids did lion drawings for their parents or teachers.