Trophy hunters’ answer to Cecil the lion outrage: We create jobs, income
By Kevin Crowley, Bloomberg
Hunters who travel to Africa to shoot big game had been keeping a low profile in the aftermath of global outrage provoked by the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe last year. Now they’re fighting back.
The conservation arm of Safari Club International, which suspended the membership of U.S. dentist Walter Palmer for shooting Cecil, has published research that says trophy hunting contributes $426 million dollars to eight, mostly poor sub-Saharan African countries and employs 53,000 people. …
The Columbian – June 11, 2016, 05:06 AM
Trophy hunters’ answer to Cecil the lion outrage: We create jobs, income
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Victory! United Egg Producers to End Chick Culling
United Egg Producers announces elimination of chick culling by 2020
Following exclusive conversations with The Humane League, United Egg Producers announced today that it will eliminate the culling of male chicks at egg laying hen hatcheries by 2020, replacing the practice with in-ovo egg sexing technology. United Egg Producers represents 95% of all egg producers in the country, making today’s statement historic in its firm stance against the slaughter of newborn male chicks.
This is the largest commitment of its kind in the United States, and we are proud to say that The Humane League was behind it. The support of United Egg Producers means that the practice of slaughtering hundreds of millions of newborn male chicks each year will soon be history in the United States. Check out the full story on our blog!
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