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The House of Lords is expected to pass legislation that will make it illegal for citizens to bring home any animal body part. (JENS-ULRICH KOCH/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)
CAMPAIGN TO BAN TROPHY HUNTING

UK to vote on banning its citizens from bringing hunting trophies home

South Africa is the most popular destination for British trophy hunters

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
CANNED HUNTING

Film makes no bones about horrors of captive lion breeding industry

SA MPs to view hard hitting documentary ‘Lions, Bones & Bullets’ on contentious issue

  • Shirley le Guern
11 min read
Hunters pay big money to shoot a big beast. Advocates of the game hunting industry say the money it brings in helps protect endangered species.
CANNED HUNTING

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.

  • Don Pinnock
7 min read
A caged lion.
CANNED HUNTING

Captive-bred or canned hunting?

According to Edna Molewa there’s a big difference between shooting of captive-bred versus shooting of canned lions.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
CANNED HUNTING

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.

  • Patrick Barkham
8 min read
OR Tambo International Airport.
AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA

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.

  • Sapa
1 min read
Lion bones are a sought-after ingredient used to make lion bone wine
CANNED HUNTING

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.

  • Faranaaz Parker
7 min read
CANNED HUNTING

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.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
CANNED HUNTING

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.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read