Donald Trump's sons African trip ignite War Over Animal Butchery

[telemann.livejournal.com]

I guess we can be assured Donald Trump's children have inherited their father's colossal "any publicity is good publicity" gene.

Donald Trump's two sons went on a big game hunt in Africa, and the carnage they wrought has triggered outrage by wildlife enthusiasts. Donald's sons -- Donald Jr. and Eric -- went on a hunting safari in Zimbabwe a year ago this month, and proudly showed off their trophy kills -- including an elephant, crocodile, kudu, civet cat and water buck. In one shot, Donald Jr. is holding a dead elephant's tail in one hand and a knife which appears to have cut off the tail in another. A wildlife enthusiast's website has just created a YouTube video of the slaughter expressing outrage. As for Donald Trump, he tells TMZ, "My sons love hunting. They're hunters and they've become good at it. I am not a believer in hunting and I'm surprised they like it." Trump added, "I know that anything they did was 100% OK in terms of the hunting community."

Other photos here, beware.

Yes I know: elephants are not an endangered species in Africa, and when they go off preserves, hunters are allowed to cull the herds etc. But considering the deep pockets the Trump children have, and they could buy hundreds of pounds of Kobe beef (and have it flown in directly), or order take-out from the best steak house in New York (Peter Luger's in Brooklyn), the only thing I get from this trip is they like killing animals for the sheer fun of it (i.e. "sport"). And yeah I find this so disturbing). I'm not a PETA member, and I think some of the things they do are a bit over the top, but I can see people being legitimately bothered by what the Trump children have done, and suggesting they're assholes.

Comments

[auntiesiannan.livejournal.com]

A tragic waste in every aspect.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

He's now claiming the food from the kills was donated to hungry natives. But I don't believe that. And if he's that worried about hungry people, he could fly in a few tons of food supplies instead of hunting elephants for sport.

[auntiesiannan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just thinking about how many packets of Plumpy'nut could have been distributed instead. :( Or irrigation systems, or Sur L'eau treatments.

[rimpala.livejournal.com]

Now why isn't THIS labeled with 'White Man's Burden?"

[il-mio-gufo.livejournal.com]

i wonder how long does it take for an elephant to mature to that adult size?

[rick-day.livejournal.com]

Fly...

fly in meat when there is meat right there. So some other animal has to sacrifice it's life so the elephant's can live until they die..THEN if the natives find the carcass fast enough, the get meat.

Natural death meat = OK

meat from rich man's bullet =/= OK

*nods* see icon.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Hey, there's a fly in your soup. Heh.

[rick-day.livejournal.com]

OH WAITER.....!

[telemann.livejournal.com]

And as to your original comment: I never said "fly in meat." I said food; and you went off on a tangent based on that misquote.

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

"The backstroke?"

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

You know, there is this other argument that the enormous sum he has paid for shooting that elephant will now be used to maintain the natural reserve, follow the wildlife populace, provide food for the other animals and potentially result in the birth of at least two other elephants.

Hunting for sport does play a certain role, granted. When it is organised properly. I am not familiar with this particular natural reserve but most of those in Kenya tend to be run very efficiently.