Safari Club International’s Sick Plot to Turn Children Into Killers of Lions, Rhinos and Elephants

‘The fatal shot that killed Cecil the lion finally drew some much-needed attention to the shady business of international trophy hunting. Since the incident last June, 45 major airlines, including Delta, Virgin Atlantic and United, have banned the transportation of trophies—i.e. the heads and skins of wild animals—of the “big five”: African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and rhinoceros.
A small victory for wildlife, but Cecil’s death had an undeniably negative impact on Safari Club International, the organization that helped facilitate the lion’s death as well as that of countless other wild animals since its founding in 1971.
Still, it’s nothing a little rebranding couldn’t fix.’
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