Sport Hunting to be Banned in Costa Rica

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Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by Common Dreams

Sport Hunting to be Banned in Costa Rica
Hunting for sport is 'not a sport but a cruelty,' say lawmakers

- Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer


Costa Rica, one of the world's most biodiverse countries, became the first Latin American nation to ban hunting as a sport on Monday in a unanimous vote on the Wildlife Conservation bill in Congress.


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President Laura Chinchilla is expected to sign the new bill into law.

The law "will allow us to live in peace with other living things that share our planet," said assembly president Victor Emilio Granadas.

"I believe this is a message we give to future generations, that an activity like sport hunting is not a sport but a cruelty," added Granadas.

"There is no data on how much money hunting generates in the country, but we do know there are currently clandestine hunting tours that go for about $5,000 per person," said Arturo Carballo, deputy director at Apreflofas, an environmentalist organization behind the reform. ........................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/11-5

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1. Happy to be first to K&R

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2. Great news

Only wish hunting for sport, or superstitions (Bear Bile) were illegal everywhere.