Jericho, Cecil's brother now shot dead

Candie wrote: »

I keep forgetting I can only care about one thing at a time!

The faux outrage is getting a little tedious at this stage. Ah, at least it will be the bankers or Irish Water next week.

Do the people who feel so committed to this cause donate to the upkeeping of the sanctuarys?

Sheep Lover wrote: »

I farted and knocked a fly off the table killing him instantly. Should I hand myself in?

Wait 10 mins and then call the fuzz....plus...if you live up to your name they'll probably have you up on lamb-fiddling charges.

kunst nugget wrote: »

I was talking in relation to Candie's original point that we are able to care about more than one thing which was directly related to someone saying meanwhile some brown people died.

Should we not comment on it at all for fear of upsetting other interest groups?

Candie personalised the issue by bringing herself into it. The original post was about brown kids in the Middle East ( it's since morphed into another #americanlivesmatter, but let's let that pass).

The question is why the general outrage about a lion killed by American superceeds, in the U.S. in particular, concern about the many victims of American imperialism, by itself or its proxies.

And yes, there's clearly a limited amount of outrage judging by the Twitter and Facebook posts. And yes it's selective. I don't see Jimmy Kimmel crying over dead Palestinians and I doubt I ever will.

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Candie personalised the issue by bringing herself into it. The original post was about brown kids in the Middle East ( it's since morphed into another #americanlivesmatter, but let's let that pass).

The question is why the general outrage about a lion killed by American superceeds, in the U.S. in particular, concern about the many victims of American imperialism, by itself or its proxies.

And yes, there's clearly a limited amount of outrage judging by the Twitter and Facebook posts. And yes it's selective. I don't see Jimmy Kimmel crying over dead Palestinians and I doubt I ever will.

What then for an Irish person commenting on it? Are we somehow giving implicit approval of American imperialism if we leave a comment on boards saying we find it unpleasant to hear people are killing endangered animals for sport.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I don't know if you're joking , but it looks disturbingly like you're invoking Martin Niemöller's "first they came for socialists, and I did not speak out" quotation.

I am. Until people start taking the Animal Kingdom seriously more and more incidents like this will transpire. The Illegal Ivory Trade is one of the biggest commercial activities in the world. We have Rhino Horns fetching colossal sums. Exotic pets being bought and sold in South East Asia going to markets throughout mainland China and elsewhere in the West.

Conservationists have successfully brought back many magnificent animals from the brink of extinction yet the poachers and environmental degradation continue to destroy their habitat. I don't mean to preach but this killing has focused attention on the issues of animal rights. I gladly take the time to inform you of the great Wilderness we all share.