Prince Harry's pledge to protect wildlife

Juan Mourep

Juan Mourep

Vital 1st Team Regular
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-harry-hunting-buffalo-kill-3153940

Prince Harry's pledge to protect wildlife has been dealt a blow over this picture of the royal crouching over the body of water buffalo he shot dead on a hunting trip.

The photo has emerged in the week he pledged to do all he could to save animals threatened with extinction in Africa.

And it also follows worldwide condemnation of another royal hunting trip just ten days ago when Prince William went boar shooting in Spain.

The shooting party was organised by CH Hunting, which offers huntsmen the chance to bag red stag, wild deer, puma, antelope, boar and birds such as doves and pigeon.

Water buffalo, which are not endangered, are regarded as a ‘trophy kill’ for South American hunters.

A Kensington Palace spokesman declined to comment.



I just don't understand why!? Target practice on something that size, where is the challenge? How can you feel good about killing something from long range, something that is not even a threat to you, something that ambles along eating grass? I just don't get it, where's the threat? Where's the challenge? Where's the skill?

Mind you, I suppose it was good practice for firing missiles at women and kids.



 
A camera that fires bullets? Cool! Where do you get them fro...... ahhh I see........ sorry my mistake.
 
I'm no fan of this type of sports hunting but surely these issues are unconnected, HRH pledge to protect wildlife was about endangered species, as far as I'm aware he has in no way been involved in hunting any endangered species. It's just a good excuse for a story when there really isn't one there, I just don't see the hypocrisy.

If you think he shouldn't go so called sports hunting then fine, I actually agree but it's hardly connected to the protection or otherwise of endangered species . But the story worked, it got all you and many others upset so the journalist has done their job.
 
all hunting should be banned. full stop. if they want to show their manhood go back to afganistan and fight for your country against real threats.... or get into the ring with someone whos gonna hit you back!!!!!!!
 
colavfc - 18/2/2014 09:53

all hunting should be banned. full stop. if they want to show their manhood go back to afganistan and fight for your country against real threats.... or get into the ring with someone whos gonna hit you back!!!!!!!
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How do you feel about the North American and western European livestock farming methods?
 
Culling is sometimes needed and hunting to eat depending on who/how (!) but the big game hunting and hunting just for the sake of it :22:

 
Quite like both Princes to be fair, but hunting of any sort disgusts me, endangered or not, but then I'd rather guide a fly out through the door or window than twat it.
 
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