Will the Limpopo ‘driven hunt’ be stopped?
'The NSPCA (South Africa) is on its way to the area to try to stop this 'hunt'
LIMPOPO -‘According to newspaper reports the NSPCA (South Africa) is on its way to the area to try to stop this ‘hunt’ and is urging supporters to lobby Environmental Affairs (Limpopo).’
This was posted on thepetitionsite about 27 minutes ago.
On a report on CarteBlanche on Sunday evening, the Carteblanche team showed footage of the driven hunt platforms and spoke to several people involved.
Watch the full report on Carteblanche
NSPCA Petition: ‘Hundreds of wild animals will be killed (the hunt will last for 1 week), as part of an alleged driven hunt on three game farms just ouside of Alldays in Limpopo’
Posted on Facebook by the NSPCA
On Monday the 7th September hundreds of wild animals will be killed in a mass slaughter as part of a driven hunt in Limpopo, South Africa, on 3 game farms just outside of Alldays.
A variety of wild animals including antelope, baboon and warthog will be chased down a specially cleared 2km stretch of land into a wall of gunfire.
Foreign hunters, in South Africa for a week of entertainment will be standing on purpose built platforms along the slaughter strip ready to take pot shots at these terrified animals. The animals have no chance of evading the onslaught and the hunters have no way of ensuring a clean shot or a humane death.
The animal ‘ targets’ are moving and there is no way to control the species or age of the animals that will be killed. The animals will likely not be used for meat or trophies as their bodies will be riddled with lead.
The hunt will last for 1 week and hundreds of animals will be injured and or killed daily. Hundreds of animals will suffer, just to entertain a few individuals.
Driven Hunting is not illegal, but it most certainly is unethical and inhumane as a clean shot and certain death cannot be guaranteed.
Not killing the animal outright or with a second shot immediately, is certainly a contravention of the Animals Protection Act.
