A Canadian couple happily kissed as they posed for a photo next to a
lion they had just killed while on a safari in South Africa. Darren and Carolyn
Carter, from Edmonton, Alberta, were taking part in a tour organised by
Legelela Safaris when they shot and killed the magnificent creature.
The tour operator regularly shares snaps of dead animals alongside
proud hunters, often grinning as they hold up their guns, on their Facebook
page. Underneath the kissing photo, they wrote:
'Hard work in the hot Kalahari sun...well done. A monster lion.'
Other photos show the same couple in front of another dead lion,
captioned: 'There is nothing like hunting the king of the jungle in the sands
of the Kalahari.
'Well done to the happy huntress and the team...'
The pair, who run a taxidermy business, have described themselves as
'passionate conservationists' despite taking part in hunts, reports the Mirror.
Mr Carter told the Mirror:
'We aren’t interested in commenting on that at all. It’s too
political.'
Eduardo Goncalves, the founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting,
believes the lions were captive and bred for the sole purpose of being killed
by hunters. He added:
'It looks as though this lion was a tame animal killed in an enclosure,
bred for the sole purpose of being the subject of a smug selfie. This couple
should be utterly ashamed of themselves, not showing off and snogging for the
cameras.'
Legelela Safaris charges £2,400 for giraffe hunts and £2,000 for zebra.
They also offer leopard, elephant, rhino and lion hunts. The news comes after
Environment Secretary Michael Gove said he wants to ban big-game hunters
bringing back trophies from their kills.
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