Bow hunting suspended Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority on Measures to Improve the Administration of Hunting in the Country Following the illegal killing of an iconic lion, Cecil, outside the HwangeNational Park on Antoinette farm in Gwayi River Conservancy on the 1st of July 2015, it has become necessary that […]
Cheyenne Frontier Days hires thrill-killers Troy Lee Gentry, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton to perform
Showing Animals Respect & Kindness exposed cruelty involving all three Entertainers Troy Lee Gentry, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton have all signed on to play at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on July 23, 2015. In an online video, posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqFicQJV7B0, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness has exposed the cruel acts by these entertainers. […]
Steve Hindi repeats 15-year-old challenge to NRA to debate pigeon shoots
Hindi challenged NRA originally in Tuscon, home of Safari Club International CHICAGO––Reprising a 15-year-old challenge to debate the ethics and morality of pigeon shooting, made originally in person, that the National Rifle Association leadership never accepted, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness founder Steve Hindi on February 12, 2015 called out the NRA leaders again in […]
Former Pennsylvania SPCA executive director Erik Hendricks, 71, pushed breed-specific legislation to end pit bull overpopulation
Erik Hendricks, 71, for 27 years executive director of the Pennsylvania SPCA, died on January 30, 2015 of leukemia at Bryn Mawr Hospital, near Philadelphia. “Born in Rochester, New York,” recalled the Pennsylvania SPCA web site, “Hendricks was a longtime resident of Haverford. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, he worked on […]
Killing wildlife to try to cure cancer is “corruption and criminality” says Prince William, between hunting trips
Poaching vs. trophy hunting WASHINGTON D.C.––How does British crown prince William’s attitude toward animals differ from that of the nouveau riché Vietnamese who have funded the poaching deaths of more than 2,000 rhinos in the past two years alone? Many Vietnamese mistakenly believe that powdered rhino horn is a cure for cancer. William just kills […]
Trophy hunters vs. horn poachers: an arms race that rhinos can only lose
Hunting money has raised the “floor price” for rhino horn WASHINGTON D.C., WINDHOEK, JOHANNESBURG–– Who covets rhino horn most, Vietnamese nouveau riché who believe powdered rhino horn can cure them of cancer, or U.S. trophy hunters willing to pay almost any price to hob nob with the elite of Safari Club International? Who is really to […]
Pigeon-shooters, dog-eaters, James Inhofe & the NRA
“I am being attacked by the SHARK animal rights extremist group” HARRISBURG, OKLAHOMA CITY––Did senior Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Inhofe know about the $1,000 checks being passed out in the Pennsylvania state legislature when he appealed for funds from pigeon shooters? Whined Inhofe at his fundraising web site jiminhofe.com, appealing urgently for campaign contributions, “I […]
Louisiana House says “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state, and as such, should be preserved”
Chase pen fox, coyote, and raccoon hunting resemble dogfighting more than hunting BATON ROUGE, Louisiana––The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 12, 2014 voted 68-16 in favor of a bill that declares “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help […]
Pack hunters struggle to explain how setting dogs on wildlife differs from dogfighting
Why no criminal prosecutions for operating chase pens? RICHMOND, MADISON––Since dogfighting is a felony in all 50 U.S. states, why is allowing a dog to kill or injure other animals outside of a fighting pit not subject to criminal penalties in any state? Why is introducing dogs into enclosures to chase coyotes and foxes not […]
“Operation Foxote” brings chase pen busts in three states
Foxes, bobcats, coyotes, & cardinals seized BIRMINGHAM, INDIANAPOLIS, NORFOLK, WASHINGTON D.C.–A two-year investigation of “chase pen” hunting businesses called “Operation Foxote” culminated on November 11, 2007 with arrests in three states. The Alabama’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, which initiated Operation Foxote, arrested 18 people and seized 55 foxes, 25 coyotes, two bobcats, and 33 cardinals who were apparently used as […]