Canned Hunting
latest news & developments
UK to vote on banning its citizens from bringing hunting trophies home
South Africa is the most popular destination for British trophy hunters
Film makes no bones about horrors of captive lion breeding industry
SA MPs to view hard hitting documentary ‘Lions, Bones & Bullets’ on contentious issue
Reserves say it’s fair game to cover costs
Trophy hunters legally shot wild animals that move from Kruger on to some private reserves, but the Game Theft Act has muddied the waters.
Captive-bred or canned hunting?
According to Edna Molewa there’s a big difference between shooting of captive-bred versus shooting of canned lions.
Lions bred like lambs for slaughter
Despite efforts to ban the burgeoning business, canned lion hunting is bringing in big money from trophy – and bone – hunters.
NGO to take Acsa to court for ‘censoring’ advert featuring Zuma
Avaaz.org on Sunday announced that they were taking Airports Company SA (Acsa) to court for removing posters about lion hunting from OR Tambo Airport.
SA breeders embrace growing Asian demand for lion bones
Activists and lion breeders are again at odds over "canned" hunting – legal in SA – which some argue is no more unethical than farming chickens.
Ruling on canned hunting welcomed
A court ruling that could spell the end of trophy hunting of captive bred lions in SA was welcomed by the Endangered Wildlife Trust on Friday.
Court rules against canned hunting
A court decision in favour of the government on canned hunting could be the end of the road for South Africa’s 123 lion breeders.