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olegramps

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19. There is a world of difference between hunting for food and hunting for just the sport of killing.
Mon Mar 26, 2012, 05:18 PM
Mar 2012

I have never heard of hunting elephants for food unless you are a lion.

the trumps are disgusting samsingh Mar 2012 #1
+1 Faygo Kid Mar 2012 #32
you're right samsingh Mar 2012 #36
That picture of the dead endangered leopard still haunts me. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #2
me too samsingh Mar 2012 #37
Its been reposted below, with a warning on it. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #39
...and the picture of the son holding up the severed tail of the elephant he killed... 1620rock Mar 2012 #3
I don't understand what is so bad about that? naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #6
Nobody said it was worse than the other - they just described it as vile. TBF Mar 2012 #9
You must be a vegan, eh? pipoman Mar 2012 #23
I agree, I hate hunting. n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #26
You eat deer and duck. I don't he was hunting elephants for food. nt Mojorabbit Mar 2012 #10
the locals were eating the elephant naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #11
You do get that what they were doing and where they were doing it Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #12
I didn't know about the leopard naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #14
People killing beautiful endangered animals for the fun of putting movonne Mar 2012 #15
I agree naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #18
Even killing deer to put their heads over the fireplace is also barbaric. RebelOne Mar 2012 #27
Complete nonsense pipoman Mar 2012 #49
Sounds like you have a stronger stomach than I do Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #24
Not Racism-Elephants Are Endangered erpowers Mar 2012 #44
ok but, naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #47
They may be endangered, but in some national parks, their numbers have increased.... PavePusher Mar 2012 #53
All these wild animals are getting very rare xtraxritical Mar 2012 #51
The trumps were doing the hunting and I seriously doubt they were hunting for food. nt Mojorabbit Mar 2012 #66
You gotta be kidding. He was hunting elephants and anything RebelOne Mar 2012 #64
Deer are nowhere near becoming hunted to extinction. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #17
I didn't comment on the extinction naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #20
For good reason. You refuse to put two and two together. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #30
What are you talking about? naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #31
I'm sorry that I confused you. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #33
I don't think the uproar about the elephant tail naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #40
You went to racism right off the bat. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #43
How is that deflection? naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #46
Please lift your tail and do your droppings somewhere else. xtraxritical Mar 2012 #52
Wow, deep thoughts. naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #58
Deers not being on the endangered species... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #60
except naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #61
There is a world of difference between hunting for food and hunting for just the sport of killing. olegramps Mar 2012 #19
Africans hunt lions for food. naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #21
I vehemently disagree. Doremus Mar 2012 #29
Various parts of animal kills are used for any number of reasons... PavePusher Mar 2012 #57
ah, then that explains it then: The elitist punks needed a fly-switch in a pinch. Doremus Mar 2012 #63
Please note that I wasn't defending anyone, just making statements of fact. n/t PavePusher Mar 2012 #65
Disgusting rich pricks! hamsterjill Mar 2012 #4
Trumps don't hunt, they just shoot. lumpy Mar 2012 #5
And I think you point right to the heart of it YankeyMCC Mar 2012 #62
Zimbabwe and the others in the AU anti-alec Mar 2012 #7
TAX THE RICH! Crowman1979 Mar 2012 #8
More detailed details of the investigation in the article on the link below Tx4obama Mar 2012 #13
Good addition. Thanks. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #25
I grew up in the country... Joseph8th Mar 2012 #16
Zimbabwe says Trump sons' hunt legal naaman fletcher Mar 2012 #22
If Zimbabwe says it was a legal hunt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #28
You could always look it up. PavePusher Mar 2012 #55
No Good little shits (warning picture of two assholes and dead big cat) Botany Mar 2012 #34
Put a graphic warning on that, please. (Edit - thanks for the edit) Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #35
That is sickening. (Glad you showed those worthless bastards though.) Hoyt Mar 2012 #38
Jaguar? Oh dear ghu, no..... PavePusher Mar 2012 #56
Leopard ... sorry Botany Mar 2012 #59
A "trophy" hunter sulphurdunn Mar 2012 #41
After seeing the photo of those asses with the big cat, I have to agree. Hope daddy is proud. Hoyt Mar 2012 #50
Disgusting beyond measure Liberalynn Mar 2012 #42
Sick, twisted jerks. beac Mar 2012 #45
Oh good you killed a beatiful animal from 300 yards away with a high powered rifle. Kurska Mar 2012 #48
Actually, most African big-game hunting is done at ranges of less than 100 yards. PavePusher Mar 2012 #54
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