jenny cares 

Thousand of 'hunting' tourists from Europe and the USA travel to South Africa to bring home dead animals instead of photos as souvenirs.
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Canned Hunting
The most extreme variety of trophy hunting is “Canned Hunting”...
...the animals are locked up in a cage and then simply shot.
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Born to be killed – Lion hunting in South Africa
The lions are bred on farms and hand-raised, so they aren't very shy of humans. Anyone can hunt lions in South Africa – a hunting licence or proven hunting experience is not usually necessary. This means that many lions experience an agonising death.
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For trophy hunting in South Africa, lions are bred on more than 160 farms, usually raised by hand and accustomed to humans.
In the last six years, the number of farm lions has risen by 250%.
Today, more than 3,500 captive animals are threatened with the same fate. From 2006-2008 lion shootings in S'Africa has tripled:
 - 322 lions were shot in 2006
 - 700 lions were shot in 2007
 - 1,050 lions were shot in 2008
These figures are confirmed by the export of lion trophies.
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Aww, so cute!
Many of the young animals start life as tourist attractions. Unwitting tourists pay to pat the lion cubs, take photos and take them for walks...they don't realise they are supporting a horrific industry.
Then shoot...
When the lions reach the 'trophy' age (4-7 yo) they are offered to wealthy clients for shooting.
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'Trophies' include:
 - Male Lions (€25,000 to €45,000)
 - Lionesses (€5,000 or less)
 - Some farms also offer Lion Cubs and Tigers (even though Tigers are not indigenous to South Africa.)
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Experts estimate that there are only 23,000 lions living in the wild on the African continent.
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WHAT YOU CAN DO:
 - Sign the petition asking for a ban and help FOUR PAWS influence South African decision makers!
 - Refuse to visit any breeding of hunting farms.
 - Avoid tourist attractions in which young animals are exposed to direct contact with humans.
 - Inform your travel agent, friends and family about South Africa’s lion industry’s background and Canned Hunting.
 - Be careful in the choice of jobs or work experience in South Africa (Volunteering).
 - Make sure that you are not giving your support to institutions that raise lions and other animals by hand for commercial purposes.