{"id":749539,"date":"2017-12-14T19:36:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T19:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=749539"},"modified":"2017-12-14T19:38:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T19:38:02","slug":"the-big-game-killing-field-sickening-bloodlust-of-trophy-hunters-who-kill-endangered-animals-for-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=749539","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018big game\u2019 killing field: Sickening bloodlust of trophy hunters who kill endangered animals for sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

WARREN MANGER:<\/strong> \u2018A trophy hunter poses with pride beside the young elephant he has just killed. Philip Glass shows no remorse and even boasts: \u201cGod says we have dominion over the animals . That means we can do what we choose with them.\u201d He is so convinced of his divine right to shoot big game, he also agreed to be filmed hunting a lion and hippo in South Africa for shocking new film Trophy\u2026 Trophy, produced by Oscar-winning actor Tom Hardy, also reveals how many hunters now use big game farms, where animals are kept in pens ready to be shot. This \u201ccanned hunting\u201d means they can slaughter several species in one day\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

British hunters imported 10 rhino trophies and 51 lion trophies from South Africa alone since 2010. In total, 450 hunting trophies have been imported using official permits in the past decade from across the globe. It is feared the trophy hunting trade, worth \u00a3150million a year, could surge. A permit to kill an elephant costs \u00a335,000, a lion \u00a338,000 and a rare rhino \u00a3250,000\u2032.<\/em> SOURCE\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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