Referring to the article that appeared in the AgriEco supplement of February, 5, 2016 “For preservations sake don’t can the captive breeding of lions.”
I have to ask, with all due respects, who are these people kidding? I fail to see how breeding, killing then breeding, killing, preserves any species of animal.
It is a well-documented fact that these animals are hand-reared, which allows visitors to pet them thereby netting financial gain, but unfortunately also removes their natural fear of mankind and, fear mankind they should, we are, by and large, the cruellest of species that co-habit this earth, not only to animals but to our fellow human beings.
When these animals get too large for the petting market they are then allowed to be blasted away by a bullet from some macho person thereby netting the owners more financial gain, more are bred and the cycle starts all over again.
Preservation?
I think not, money making business? Most decidedly, love of our animal species, absolutely not.
They are not being bred to rehabilitate back to the wild in a sanctuary for the preservation of the species.
As to the poaching factor, until the government and those paid to protect our wildlife stop taking back hand and bribes from the Asian markets and others, the disgusting practice of poaching and all involved will never be bought to book and will continue unabated no matter how many canned (or otherwise) hunting farms there are.
Estcourtonian
