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Re South Africa Moves To Ban Lucrative Captive-bred Lion Industry (May 5): As a hunter that has hunted in Africa, I support South Africa’s decision to ban the “canned hunting” of lions. This issue has been controversial for years, and proposed bans have been criticized as hypocritical and elitist, considering its economic benefits and the general acceptance of animal agriculture.

However, the canned hunting of lions is an insult to anything that could be considered legitimate hunting.

Not only does it disrespect the highly developed skills, patience and commitment of a “proper” hunt, it also disrespects hunting’s role in our human origins and life itself.

Worse, it disrespects the magnificence and complexity of the lion, and the very essence of its wildness.

Frank Giampa

Port Coquitlam, B.C.

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