Senators Introduce "CECIL Act" After Outcry Over Killed African Lion

[ScienceRocks]

This guy should go to prison for KILLING a rare animal....If it is already illegal then it needs teeth.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Oh for fucks sake!
There are already laws regarding big game hunting and what can and cant be brought back.
If you poach an animal you more than likely wont be able to get it back to the states anyway because you wont have the proper permits.

Poaching...it's already illegal.

Yes, usually it it - if you're caught. However, dentist Walter Palmer thought he outsmarted the wildlife authorities by baiting Cecil off the protected Hwange national park. That's akin to baiting protected animals out of a zoo.

His guides did that. From what I understand he didnt know he was shooting a lion named Cecil.

Yeah, sure he didn't.

If he was hunting in an approved hunting area how would he know?
You can bet those guides had been baiting those lions for a longtime in order to provide successful hunts and in doing so more clients and bigger tips.

So, you're saying blame the guides - not the hunter?

Well yes if they did this on their own volition.
How the hell would the hunter know? He just shows up and pays a guide to put him on a lion. He probably looked for references before doing so,if these guys were successful because they were baiting how would he know?
He'd just assume they were good at what they do and hire them.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

This guy should go to prison for KILLING a rare animal....If it is already illegal then it needs teeth.

You know they cull lions on a regular basis or they'll starve right?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

This guy should go to prison for KILLING a rare animal....If it is already illegal then it needs teeth.

Lions are not an endangered species

 

[Lakhota]

This guy should go to prison for KILLING a rare animal....If it is already illegal then it needs teeth.

You know they cull lions on a regular basis or they'll starve right?

So, are you saying the dentist did Cecil a favor? Who will now protect Cecil's cubs from other lions?

 

[theHawk]

Oh for fucks sake!
There are already laws regarding big game hunting and what can and cant be brought back.
If you poach an animal you more than likely wont be able to get it back to the states anyway because you wont have the proper permits.

Poaching...it's already illegal.

Never let a crisis go to waste...said every democrat ever

Yeah, I know, you would prefer to talk about "doctored" Planned Parenthood videos.

Yeah I would, Fauxahontas. It's about human beings. You're all wound up over a fucking lion.

Fetuses ain't human beings. However, pregnant women seeking abortions for mental, physical and/or financial reasons are.

Really? What species are they?

Gotta love 'sciency' liberals, can't even be honest about scientific facts.

 

[bodecea]

Yes, usually it it - if you're caught. However, dentist Walter Palmer thought he outsmarted the wildlife authorities by baiting Cecil off the protected Hwange national park. That's akin to baiting protected animals out of a zoo.

His guides did that. From what I understand he didnt know he was shooting a lion named Cecil.

Yeah, sure he didn't.

If he was hunting in an approved hunting area how would he know?
You can bet those guides had been baiting those lions for a longtime in order to provide successful hunts and in doing so more clients and bigger tips.

So, you're saying blame the guides - not the hunter?

Well yes if they did this on their own volition.
How the hell would the hunter know? He just shows up and pays a guide to put him on a lion. He probably looked for references before doing so,if these guys were successful because they were baiting how would he know?
He'd just assume they were good at what they do and hire them.

Riiiight...he was just a noob.

 

[TooTall]

New bill aims to prevent Cecil's hunter from importing his trophy.

WASHINGTON - Four Democratic senators announced Friday that they will introduce a bill named for the beloved Zimbabwean lion Cecil, who was killed by an American trophy hunter earlier this month.

The Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act would extend current U.S. import and export restrictions on animal trophies to include species that have been proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Current law provides protection only for species whose status on the list has been finalized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and it can take over a year for the agency to complete an assessment.

Democrats Bob Menendez (N.J.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Ben Cardin (Md.) are co-sponsoring the legislation. Click here to read the full text of the bill.

“Cecil’s death was a preventable tragedy that highlights the need to extend the protections of the Endangered Species Act," Menendez said in a statement on Friday. "When we have enough concern about the future of a species to propose it for listing, we should not be killing it for sport." In a similar statement, Blumenthal called the hunting of endangered species "a reprehensible and repugnant act."

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has already proposed adding the African lion to the list of species covered by the Endangered Species Act, but the agency has yet to finalize the designation. The CECIL Act would ensure that species under consideration for protection are automatically covered by the tightest import restrictions on sport hunted trophies.

In the case of Cecil, this would mean that the Minnesota dentist who shot and killed the lion, identified as Walter Palmer, would need a special permit directly from the U.S. secretary of the interior in order to import a trophy of Cecil from Zimbabwe to the United States.

According to news reports, Palmer left Cecil's carcass in the Zimbabwean bush, taking with him only the animal's skin and head, ostensibly to have them mounted into a replica trophy for display.

The death of the 13 year-old African lion has sparked global outrage, and prompted a request by the government of Zimbabwe to have Walter Palmer extradited to the country to face potential poaching charges.

More: Senators Introduce CECIL Act After Outcry Over Killed African Lion

Sounds like a good start.

Are those the same four that want to keep funding Planned Parenthood so the can sell baby body parts?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

His guides did that. From what I understand he didnt know he was shooting a lion named Cecil.

Yeah, sure he didn't.

If he was hunting in an approved hunting area how would he know?
You can bet those guides had been baiting those lions for a longtime in order to provide successful hunts and in doing so more clients and bigger tips.

So, you're saying blame the guides - not the hunter?

Well yes if they did this on their own volition.
How the hell would the hunter know? He just shows up and pays a guide to put him on a lion. He probably looked for references before doing so,if these guys were successful because they were baiting how would he know?
He'd just assume they were good at what they do and hire them.

Riiiight...he was just a noob.

Well you dont know shit...is it any stretch to think he might be an idiot as well?

 

[BlindBoo]

You fucked a lion?

I'd fuck a lion's mother......

 

[ClosedCaption]

Never let a crisis go to waste...said every democrat ever

Here we go, let the OATO (outrage about the outrage) begin

 

[SassyIrishLass]

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Oh, good fucking grief, let's dissolve the Senate. Totally fucking useless

 

[S.J.]

Meanwhile, millions of babies in the U.S. are being harvested for their organs so Planned Parenthood officials can buy an exotic car.

 

[theHawk]

Never let a crisis go to waste...said every democrat ever

Here we go, let the OATO (outrage about the outrage) begin

Kind of like how liberals whine about anti-abortion protesters. Outrage about the outrage.

 

[Kondor3]

...Four Democratic senators announced Friday that they will introduce a bill named for the beloved Zimbabwean lion Cecil...

Oh, God... you just can't make this shit up...

 

[Blackrook]

With 93 million Americans out of the labor force and the economy in the toilet, I'm glad the Democrats are keeping their priorities straight.

Record 93 626 000 Americans Not in Labor Force Participation Rate Declines to 62.6

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Dimocrats are insane.

 

[Lakhota]

New bill aims to prevent Cecil's hunter from importing his trophy.

WASHINGTON - Four Democratic senators announced Friday that they will introduce a bill named for the beloved Zimbabwean lion Cecil, who was killed by an American trophy hunter earlier this month.

The Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act would extend current U.S. import and export restrictions on animal trophies to include species that have been proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Current law provides protection only for species whose status on the list has been finalized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and it can take over a year for the agency to complete an assessment.

Democrats Bob Menendez (N.J.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Ben Cardin (Md.) are co-sponsoring the legislation. Click here to read the full text of the bill.

“Cecil’s death was a preventable tragedy that highlights the need to extend the protections of the Endangered Species Act," Menendez said in a statement on Friday. "When we have enough concern about the future of a species to propose it for listing, we should not be killing it for sport." In a similar statement, Blumenthal called the hunting of endangered species "a reprehensible and repugnant act."

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has already proposed adding the African lion to the list of species covered by the Endangered Species Act, but the agency has yet to finalize the designation. The CECIL Act would ensure that species under consideration for protection are automatically covered by the tightest import restrictions on sport hunted trophies.

In the case of Cecil, this would mean that the Minnesota dentist who shot and killed the lion, identified as Walter Palmer, would need a special permit directly from the U.S. secretary of the interior in order to import a trophy of Cecil from Zimbabwe to the United States.

According to news reports, Palmer left Cecil's carcass in the Zimbabwean bush, taking with him only the animal's skin and head, ostensibly to have them mounted into a replica trophy for display.

The death of the 13 year-old African lion has sparked global outrage, and prompted a request by the government of Zimbabwe to have Walter Palmer extradited to the country to face potential poaching charges.

More: Senators Introduce CECIL Act After Outcry Over Killed African Lion

Sounds like a good start.

Are those the same four that want to keep funding Planned Parenthood so the can sell baby body parts?

Would you rather they just scrap the fetus parts instead of using them for valuable research?

 

[Lakhota]

With 93 million Americans out of the labor force and the economy in the toilet, I'm glad the Democrats are keeping their priorities straight.

Record 93 626 000 Americans Not in Labor Force Participation Rate Declines to 62.6

Can't you walk and chew gum at the same time?