LIMPOPO – “Our team has successfully obtained a warrant to gain access to the farms for the next four days,” the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in South Africa said on its Facebook page on Monday.
Facebook post:
“We can confirm that 18 animals were killed today, including gemsbuck, eland, wildebeest, warthogs, impala and duiker,” said the Facebook post.
“Please be assured that we are doing everything possible to stop the hunt.”
NSPC attempts to stop ‘driven hunt’
On Monday South African animal rights group the NSPCA said; “We have obtained a warrant in an attempt to stop a week-long large game hunt that could see hundreds of animals die.”
Critics say the method of killing, which involves tracking the beasts then driving them toward hunters waiting on special platforms, though legal is cruel as animals are often only wounded and then left to die a slow and painful death.
The NSPCA was granted a warrant by a South African court, and can bring charges against the organisers if they see signs of cruelty towards animals during the hunt.
Carteblanche report on Sunday
On Sunday evening, the Carteblanche team showed footage of the driven hunt platforms and spoke to several people involved. (Watch full report)
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.
© 2015 AFP
