The Dallas Safari Club's annual conference was held from February 10 to 14. Over 800 people, bloodthirsty and ready to kill hundreds of defenseless animals, including giraffes and rhinos, attended as if they were trophies to win.
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Online convention hosted huge travel sale auction to hunt endangered and endangered species
At the annual conference of Dallas Safari Club, the largest event in the United States dedicated to so-called trophy hunting, hundreds of cruel "holidays" have been sold and auctioned, involving hunting trips for rhinos, giraffes, leopards, hippos and other animals endangered. And this barbarism is nothing new in America, as it has been going on for decades.
But the most absurd element of the story is that the killing of animals is justified by the "mission linked to the conservation of wildlife", as stated on the organization's website.
On to item 20, Cape buffalo! #dscvirtualauction
Posted by Dallas Safari Club on Saturday, February 13, 2021
Due to the pandemic, the event went up virtually this year from February 10-14 this year. Over 800 people took part, thirsty for blood and ready to kill hundreds of defenseless animals as if they were trophies to be won.
Over 300 suppliers have offered hunting packages of at least 319 species in 70 countries around the world. Very popular with trophy hunters is the killing of the “Big Five africani” (elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and Cape buffaloes). Another best-selling package is the one it goes by the name of “Tiny Ten”, which consists in hunting small African antelopes. During the conference, the hunt for a black rhino, considered in serious danger of extinction, was auctioned for 18.300 pounds.
But not only. Numerous items are also sold at the Dallas Safari Club convention, including jewelry and rugs, made from the skin of animals killed on hunting trips. You can buy just about anything: elephant skin earrings, priced at £ 50, beaver fur clothing, necklaces made from hippo skin for £ 36, and armchairs made from zebra skin. But the list is really long and creepy.
You still have time to see pieces like these! #dscshow2020
Posted by Dallas Safari Club on Saturday, January 11, 2020
Even for Valentine's Day on the Facebook page of the Dallas Safari Club users are invited to buy gifts with an aftertaste of blood and violence:
Valentine’s Day is here just in time for our virtual silent auction! Today is the last day to bid on silent auction…
Posted by Dallas Safari Club on Sunday, February 14, 2021
The Dallas Safari Club is estimated to have earned over £ 2,5m from the auction. And at the expense of hundreds of vulnerable animals, already in danger from other threats such as climate change and habitat loss.
Not even a global pandemic can stop this barbarism
Eduardo Goncalves, who is campaigning against trophy hunting and importing items from UK safaris, called the Dallas Safari Club "The sickest show on earth".
Even the Humane Society International, committed to the protection of animals, has long been fighting to stop this barbarism that has been going on for decades in various countries around the world, from Mexico to Alaska.
"Science has shown that trophy hunting has caused the decline in populations of wild animals, including African lions, leopards and elephants," notes Jeffrey Flocken, president of Humane Society International. “It's not conservation. It is time for trophy hunters to stop hiding behind this absurd claim and admit that trophy hunting is nothing more than killing for fun. "
And even Covid-19 hasn't been able to stop this senseless cruelty, as the president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States points out:
"A pandemic isn't slowing down the vile trophy-hunting industry and shameless conventions that celebrate the violent and pointless slaughter of wild animals. As millions of people struggle to survive the pandemic, trophy hunters spend millions of dollars on sad journeys around the world to shoot at beloved and iconic animals to brag and collect heads to hang on the wall. "
It is truly distressing to think that, while so many associations and volunteers are engaged in a race against time to save endangered species, trophy hunters can act and kill hundreds of animals undisturbed as if it were a video game.
Fonte: Dallas Safari Club / Humane Society / Facebook
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