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After recent social media backlash against the sport hunting industry, do you think sport hunting will continue, but hunters will no longer post and brag about it?

Asked by jca (36062points) August 3rd, 2015

I am an animal lover and am against sport hunting, but I know it’s a big industry and brings in money from licenses and fees and employs many as guides, drivers, pilots, etc., not only in Africa, but all over the world.

The whole “Cecil the Lion” thing brought sport hunting to light. A beloved lion was killed in Africa and now the whole world is aware, many are outraged and disgusted. The dentist who shot the lion has been exposed and there were demonstrations outside his office. I guess his practice is shut down for the near future and he’s in hiding. The African authorities claim they’re against what he did also (even though it was almost a month before they took a stance, and that was only after the world found out via social media).

Today, I saw something else about this other lady, Sabrina Corgatelli. She has also done a lot of sport hunting and here photos are all over the internet. Here’s something I found from the top of a Google search:

http://www.today.com/news/idaho-huntress-sabrina-corgatelli-speaks-out-after-her-kill-photos-t36146

I am wondering, since this is such big business, if the exposure of the hunters will just result in them becoming more quiet, not bragging so much, not posting on social media so much, yet continuing their dirty deeds.

What do you think?

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