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[reiki604]

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@GingerPeach wrote:

Thanks, @KingstonsMom

That's the first news I looked for this am when I woke up!  What an excellent way to start the day!  I knew you would have reported it even before I logged in here.  Great news!  I wish we could all go out for brunch together to celebrate.

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Go out to brunch to celebrate? Where is the outrage for the slaughter of an unanthropomorphized lion whose pride is now left undefended?

[GingerPeach]

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@reiki604 wrote:

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@GingerPeach wrote:

Thanks, @KingstonsMom

That's the first news I looked for this am when I woke up!  What an excellent way to start the day!  I knew you would have reported it even before I logged in here.  Great news!  I wish we could all go out for brunch together to celebrate.

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Go out to brunch to celebrate? Where is the outrage for the slaughter of an anthropomorphized lion whose pride is now left undefended?

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Good heavens.  I just got through explaining on another thread that we cannot be outraged at every single event.  It does NOT mean no one cares.  Even in the midst of wars, people were not outraged at every death. They took time out to have celebratory meals, too.  Please stop crushing the small pieces of joy that are coming through.

[mstyrion 1]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

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@Greenhouse wrote:

It does matter a little more when the lion is known as it personalizes it more.   But, no lion or animal should be hunted and tortured for sport and a trophy.  Cecil brought attention to the plight of all animals who are illegally hunted as he had a face and a name. It isn't that he is valued more than any other lion or animal but he was unique in the sense he had a black mane, a rarity and shared the pride with Jericho which is unusual.  Cecil did have 24 Cubs and it seemed Jericho was tending to the animals after Cecile was murdered contrary to animal behavior.  So if Jericho was killed, 24 young lions could have died as well.  The whole story brings attention and awareness to the illegal hunts, the effects on the lion population, this particular pride  and the savages that kill these magnificent animals. People reacted to Cecile because he was beloved and we saw his picture and learned his story. 

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While I agree with here, I'm still dumbfounded by the dentist's saying that he was upset when he found out that he had killed Cecil. I doubt that he knew or cared about the details you mentioned. I imagine that his underlying concern is the avalance that is hitting him is due to the celebrity status of the lion he killed.

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He was so upset about killing the protected lion that he called his guide the next day to request another hunt for an elephant.  There is something terribly lacking in this man to make him want to slaughter such majestic creatures.

[reiki604]

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@GingerPeach wrote:

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@reiki604 wrote:

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@GingerPeach wrote:

Thanks, @KingstonsMom

That's the first news I looked for this am when I woke up!  What an excellent way to start the day!  I knew you would have reported it even before I logged in here.  Great news!  I wish we could all go out for brunch together to celebrate.

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Go out to brunch to celebrate? Where is the outrage for the slaughter of an anthropomorphized lion whose pride is now left undefended?

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Good heavens.  I just got through explaining on another thread that we cannot be outraged at every single event.  It does NOT mean no one cares.  Even in the midst of wars, people were not outraged at every death. They took time out to have celebratory meals, too.  Please stop crushing the small pieces of joy that are coming through.

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As I also answered in another thread SMH. I will leave you to your "celebration" while another pride is left vulnerable.

[GingerPeach]

And I'll leave you to your complete misunderstanding of the situation.

[eddyandme]

@GingerPeach

THANK YOU, Homegirl.  You made my day!  Things are looking up - there is soooo much goodness n this world, far outweighing evil!

[KingstonsMom]

@GingerPeach

A celebratory brunch would be nice!

[PamfromCT]

I am thrilled to see Jericho is alive.  We have all been so worried for him and the Cubs.

That said, I am very dismayed that evidently yet another lion has been slaughtered, likely in this protected area.  This does not demean or diminish the terrible tragedy of Cecil's death.  It serves to further the champion the cause that his death began.

I mourn terribly for Cecil.  I am elated Jericho is alive and well.  I mourn for lion x.

I can't wrap my head around those who don't understand these feelings all at one time.  

Isn't this all what this terrible event is about?  Caring for ALL animals hunted for trophies, all species, wherever and whenever?

[KingstonsMom]

So sad, poor Jericho, still mourning for Cecil. Hang in there big guy:

Jericho the huge male lion stands in the moonlight and lifts his magnificent head, sending a low, heart-breaking howl through the African bush.

Last night and every night for the past four weeks he has padded through the scrub to mourn at the site where his friend Cecil was struck down by a hunter’s crossbow. The two mighty beasts had together ruled their territory in Hwange, Zimbabwe’s biggest national park.

Wildlife guides at a nearby lodge said they hear Jericho calling out, still looking for Cecil in the spot where he was wounded. ‘It’s a low sound, not the roar we usually hear from territorial lions. We know that he’s mourning, it’s sad.’

Now, as the outside world expresses outrage at the trophy-hunters who killed Cecil, Jericho must defend their pride alone.

[Say Nay]

@KingstonsMom Heartbreaking.