Outrage Grows After Famed Lion ‘Mohawk’ Is Shot to Death

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/outrage-grows-after-another-beloved-lion-is-shot-to-death.html


By: Laura GoldmanApril 1, 2016

For the second time in less than a year, a beloved, iconic, 13-year-old lion has been shot to death.

But this time it wasn’t killed by a dentist, the sons of a presidential candidate or someone else shelling out big bucks for the thrill of destroying a majestic creature.

Mohawk, named for his spiky black mane, escaped Wednesday morning from Nairobi National Park, where he was regarded by many as the lion king.

He wandered to the town of Isinya, which is part of the seasonal migration area for lions. He was soon surrounded by the curious residents. Many of them taunted him, throwing rocks and spears, for as long as six hours, reports the Star, a Kenya newspaper.

FULL story at link.

[polly7]

1. Oh, no ....

Horrible! Can't go to the link, but wth?? - they tortured him.

[MH1]

2. People can really suck sometimes.

[sylvanus]

3. Sometimes?

We are a virus consuming our host. Soon to be extinct, with nothing to show,
but glorifications of our cruelty.

[narnian60]

5. I agree.

[tularetom]

4. This is the first I've heard of it and I'm already outraged

I guess you don't have to be a wealthy white dentist from America to be an asshole.

[HuckleB]

6. So very sad. I ask everyone to read Beyond Words, What Animals Think and Feel, by Carl Safina

http://bigthink.com/risk-reason-and-reality/the-murders-of-cecil-the-lion-and-blaze-the-yellowstone-grizzly-the-growing-concern-with-animal-rights

It is an amazing book on so many levels, and it brings these ugly acts to the light of day, to the light of the emotional and cognitive intelligence of these beautiful fellow beings.