Thread: Another reply to the M Bachmann lion hunting saga

Originally Posted by Doug

EBF, the laws have changed and as I understand, no one may kill a newly released lion. I think that the matter should also be considered with the arguments put forward by Stephen Palos.

Doug, as far as I am aware the last case was the Appeal Court one on Nov 29, 2010, Case 72/10.

SA Predator Breeders Association and Others v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (72/10) [2010] ZASCA 151; [2011] 2 All SA 529 (SCA) (29 November 2010)

This was the one where after the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism put in place regulations preventing hunting of newly released lions for a period of 24 months, the organisation which you are posting press releases then took it to the appeal court.

The decision was reported in the SA press as a step back and a return to "canned hunting".

Expecting the same people who were involved in the practise of "canned hunting" to suddenly change their spots, regulate themselves and miraculously become ethical overnight is asking a bit much. Correct me if I am wrong, but we dont suddenly have a whole new set of breeders or game farm owners, it's the same guys, they just have a more effective public relations organisation...

The simple question, which remains unanswered, and would easily clear up this thing - how long before the lion was shot was it released ? Lions are not kept at Maroi, that lion was specifically brought there for Bachman to shoot. How long was the trip ? Was it sedated ?

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