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What it's all about

Hi everyone,

Let me introduce myself, my name is Bonnie and i am very passionate about wildlife. I am however deeply concerned for South Africa's wildlife due to the canned hunting industry. Canned hunting involves animals such as lions being shot or speared to death by a paying "trophy hunter" in its enclosure,yes thats right the animal is behind bars and is often drugged or tranquilised even chained, to ensure the so-called "trophy hunter" gets the kill he has paid for.I am truely sorry for the indepth information i am about to share with you as it is disturbing but very relevent to raise awareness for the sake of South Africa's wildlife. Lions are being farmed to keep up with demand, a lioness has her cubs taken away from her by the lion breeders shortly after she has given birth, this is to encourage her to come back into estrus where she is inseminated over and over, she is used as a breeding machine and forced to produce more cubs than she would naturally out in the wild in the end her body has been used so much that it just gives up. The cubs are usually kept behind a mesh fence and lionesses have been known to try so hard to get to their cubs that they chew at the mesh fence and end up with lasserated gums ! Female cubs have their skulls crushed at birth because trophy hunters favour male lions to have as a rug on their floor or to mount on their wall. There are new regulations that the South African government have brought into force to try and "clean up" the trophy hunting industries image but the lion breeders are taking the government to court as they are worried that the new regulations will put them out of business and the government have now decided to exclude lions from the new regulation completely leaving lions open to further exploitation. This is where you can help to make a difference! I have joined The Campaign Against Canned Hunting in South Africa ( Click here to read the original link ) please take a look at this website to find out how you can help to stop this horrific slaughter of animals that should be respected and protected or email me personally at bonnieyoung@hotmail.co.uk.

What's needed to make it a reality

When taking action against animal exploitation and cruelty its very important to try and get as many like -minded people on board as possible as togeather their is strength in numbers which can go a long way when speaking out for animals that have no voice. With this certain issue now is the perfect time to put pressure on the South African government as the 2010 World Cup is just around the cornor and the South African government will want to paint South Africa with the best possible picture in the run-up to the event.