Trump reverses Obama era restriction on Ivory Trade... Pay To Slay in effect....

[HipChick]

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Interior Department to allow imports of elephant and lion trophies from Africa, reversing Obama policies...

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Safari Club International (SCI) announced on its own initiative today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has reversed critical elephant protections established during the Obama administration, allowing imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia. For decades, Zimbabwe has been run by a dictator who has targeted and killed his political opponents, and operated the country’s wildlife management program as something of a live auction. Remember, it was Zimbabwe where Walter Palmer shot Cecil, one of the most beloved and well-studied African lions, who was lured out of a national park for the killing.

This jarring announcement comes on the same day that global news sources report that Mr. Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s aging dictator, is under house arrest following a military coup. This fact in and of itself highlights the absurdity and illegal nature of the FWS decision to find that Zimbabwe is capable of ensuring that elephant conservation and trophy hunting are properly managed. During the last two years, poachers in the country have poisoned several dozen elephants, including young calves. Government officials cash in by capturing elephant calves who are still dependent on their mothers and exporting them to China for use in zoos. Perhaps not surprisingly, a hunting outfitter advertised elephant hunts in Zimbabwe as soon as the SCI announcement was made public. It’s a venal and nefarious, pay-to-slay arrangement that Zimbabwe has set up with the trophy hunting industry.

https://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2017/11/interior-department-allow-imports-elephant-lion-trophies-africa-reversing-obama-policies.html

[enough]

1. Cruelty. It's the Trump driving principle. NT

[applegrove]

2. This is sadistic. Why would anyone want to see elephants poached to extinction?

Only some who get off on the pain it will cause humanity, elephants and the ecosystem.

[AJT]

4. His boys want to kill them.....they are "hunters".

So brave.

[hopeforchange2008]

3. Sickening

[Madam45for2923]

5. Donald & Hillary, twinsies!

[Starry Messenger]

6. Thanks Jill Stein voters

[SirBrockington]

18. People had to vote their conscience donchaknow

[smirkymonkey]

7. Evil bastard!

[oasis]

8. K and R for max exposure.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Uday and Qusay making safari plans as we speak

The dead animal doubles the IQ in the picture.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2308096.1438190981!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/hunt30n-8-web.jpg

[Corgigal]

10. Mueller team.

Come on, close the books on this clown. Too many honorable mammals need us, now. Like tomorrow, and don't forget Pence.

[defacto7]

11. It just makes me sick.

I want to spew some really bad shit at Trump, his minions and his overlords, but I'll save it for political ass kicking.

I have a sinking feeling Trump will have some disease and croak before he pays his debt to humanity and the rest of life on this planet.

[crazycatlady]

12. Beavis and Butthead need more trophies

[spanone]

13. FUCK YOU TRUMP. EVIL BASTARD.

a christmas present for the boys, eh? you slimy fuck

[IcyPeas]

15. my sentiments exactly - FUCK YOU DONALD TRUMP

[liberal N proud]

14. This fucker is so bent on destroying anything Obama did

Sick Mother Fucker.

[ProudLib72]

16. I'm ok with Jr being trampled by a repub mascot

Is anyone going to tell me I'm bad for having such feelings?

[HipChick]

17. I'm hoping he'll be in a cage...

jail..

[Angry Dragon]

19. it does happen

[Equinox Moon]

20. The elephant is evolving to NOT have tusks because of poaching!

I love elephants! I felt a stab of grief right in my heart learning of more destruction. The lack of reverence for nature and animals and people is abhorrent.

This fake president is teaching me to hate.

[StarryNite]

21. I hate that orange piece of crap!