bigfellascott wrote:prodel wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Food for the villagers I'd imagine, also there may well be an overpopulation issue too. Also they pay quite a few $$$ to shoot these types of animals so that money helps the villagers by supplying them with a job and income, all done very sustainably from my understanding (only certain No's each year are culled for varying reasons.
Makes sense.
P.S. Reading my first post I realise I sounded a bit judgemental which I didn't mean to.
Enjoy the giraffe steaks villagers
As far as I'm aware the Giraffe was culled (not sure what the reason was) but they sell the rights to cull them to hunters from what I can gather, which obviously helps the villagers out also (don't think there's too much in the way of employment ops for those folk) so any money would be greatly appreciated I would think.
They do it with hippo's and Elephants too, a certain number get culled each year to keep the population in check and the rights are sold to hunters and the meat goes to the villagers and I would imagine some money also.
As long as the hunt is legal where it occurs, I would have no issue taking any species that is not on the bring of extinction. I think we should do what we can to preserve the Rhinos at others at risk....
I'm sick of the bias, they always publish such tripe, aimed at the emotions softened by years of anti-hunting propaganda, fact is that in many African countries Giraffe, Elephant, Zebra, and countless other species are culled. Yes, most recount elephant (and other species, Antelope etc) being shot as a trophy then the meat being made available to the 'locals', thats great, thats how it should be - and I have no doubt that had the 'heartless, cruel, rich, cowardly, American' (most white westerner visitors are referred to Americans in many places) not have shot the elephant, the villagers would have probably spent a week and countless spear attacks trying to kill it themselves.... but no, those same ****** who dont want the animals harmed would prefer these Africans get their food from a care package dropped from a low flying Hercules.... (at our expense of course)
I thought Gervais was the exception to the rule of selfish pandering actors, but he is indeed cut from the same cloth.... he has been sexist, I must admit, the countless male hunters with accompanying trophy photos yet he targets this woman, soft target Ricki..... and YOU KNOW that any target will as a matter of course start receiving the PETA class death threats etc....because if it has been proclaimed by one of the mortal gods of hollywood...
its not on.
I'm off Gervais, I'll not even watch a free online copy of his movies from Now on