Originally Posted by Steerpike

I view this differently. Yes, it's been going on for years, but it does not get mainstream attention and thus, flies under the radar. An incident like this brings the issue in focus to a larger audience and there is a very appropriate response. Whether it is Michael Vick fighting his dogs, food companies mistreating their animals, people illegally killing elephants for their tusks, or people shooting lions, rhinos and bears - it is barbaric and should be stopped.

And yes, it's barbaric that we have mass shootings every week in the US; there should be an equal amount of outrage on that issue also. The fact the public has become jaded to such events is truly sad, but that should not be used as a reason to suggest it's 'out of proportion' to be outraged by this killing - we SHOULD be outraged by all these things.

This guy is sick in the head if he thinks it is appropriate to shoot such a massive animal with an arrow. The fact it took 40 hours to track down and finally kill the animal indicates just how inappropriate his tool of choice was.

I truly hope he loses his livelihood; it may serve as a warning to others, and if nothing else will prevent him from funding such endeavors in the future.

Originally Posted by markonline1

..... I just really don't think destroying the guy that did it is the right way to go about creating change. I'd happily see him charged if he has been found to have willingly broken laws, but not see his whole life destroyed......

Originally Posted by kimilseung

This is just the court of public opinion, he can probably continue as a business in some pro-hunting communities, he would probably be heralded as a martyr by some. No one is being forced to boycott his business, but that is probably what will happen, but why not?

Originally Posted by kimilseung

This is just the court of public opinion, he can probably continue as a business in some pro-hunting communities, he would probably be heralded as a martyr by some. No one is being forced to boycott his business, but that is probably what will happen, but why not?

Originally Posted by Boiler

Who uses YELP, as I mentioned i have a rating and did not even know it.

Originally Posted by markonline1

Have you seen his YELP page that was posted earlier in the thread LOL. Boycott or no boycott, that business he has is dead!

Originally Posted by sir_eccles

One star - Boiler continually fails to quote the poster to which he referring to! Would not reply to him again!

Originally Posted by kimilseung

You'd think the sexual harassment claims would have ruined it. He has started to dig a hole, that is going to get very deep.

Originally Posted by Boiler

Who uses YELP, as I mentioned i have a rating and did not even know it.

Originally Posted by markonline1

He's got sexual harassment claims against him? I did not know that.

Originally Posted by kimilseung

This is just the court of public opinion, he can probably continue as a business in some pro-hunting communities, he would probably be heralded as a martyr by some. No one is being forced to boycott his business, but that is probably what will happen, but why not?

Originally Posted by Boiler

I live in a pro hunting community and you have it completely wrong.

Originally Posted by Jericho79

As far as I can see, lions are not an endangered species; https://www.worldwildlife.org/specie...inction_status, although I stand to be corrected on that.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing

Lions are listed as 'vulnerable', so they are on the list of threatened species. Their numbers are decreasing even still. They used to be found in Greece (and possibly farther west into Europe) and India at the extent of their range, which is now confined wholly within the continent of Africa in a few smaller patches.

They'll likely be moved to 'endangered; before long if this continues, so incidents like this certainly don't help, even if from a purely conservational point of view.

Originally Posted by kimilseung

I was Googling this earlier, and I found that lions were in Britain 13,000 years ago. (I had thought lions were in Britain when the Romans were here, so I was well wrong on that). Although articles also said "...analysed DNA from fossils..." which gets me scratching my head.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing

They'll likely be moved to 'endangered; before long if this continues, so incidents like this certainly don't help, even if from a purely conservational point of view.