The Donald's two sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, have been bombarded with criticism from anti-hunting groups since photos surfaced of their African hunting safari taken last year. In the photos, the brothers are shown posing with a croc, elephant, and Kudu.
"Like all animals, elephants, buffalo, and crocodiles deserve better than to be killed and hacked apart for two young millionaires' grisly photo opportunity. If the Trumps want to help villagers, they have plenty of resources at their disposal," PETA commented on its website.
The brother's response?
"We have the utmost respect for nature and have always hunted in accordance with local laws and regulations," Eric Trump said according to AceShowbiz.
" 'In addition, all meat was donated to local villagers who were incredibly grateful,' Donald Jr. and Eric stressed. They also explained, 'We are both avid outdoorsmen and were brought up hunting and fishing with our Grandfather who taught us that nothing should ever be taken for granted or wasted ... We love traveling and being in the woods - at the end of the day, we are outdoorsmen at heart.' "
And here's Mr. Trump's take…
"My sons love hunting. They're hunters and they've become good at it. I am not a believer in hunting and I'm surprised they like it … [but] I know that anything they did was 100% OK in terms of the hunting community."
OK hunting community, what are your thoughts?
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Peta knows full well that sportsman are the biggest group that makes conservation possible from taxes and fees. This is just their daily attempt to say relevant and grab headlines in which they succeeded.
If PETA is upset, he's probably doing something right! ha!
Seriously, though, it sounds like they were ethical hunters on a great trip. I just wish I could go too!
First off, they donated the meat to the locals. 2nd they practised what was taught to them and that is conservation and respect for the land and enviornment. 3rd the reason they were targeted, their last name and who their father is. This part isn't surprising. Posing with their trophies we all do it to some extent. PETA needs to clean up their political agenda. I believe in what they do (politics aside) however they need to spend some time with us and take a few courses in enviormental management. I myself would like to do a hunt one day in Africa can't for the moment. The Trumps by and large are like the rest of us. So let's show some respect to them there are too many issues out there right now to deal with. One more point to make, we all practice conservation and management from picking up litter (spent casings to errant fishing line) to proper game management (not taking more than we can use) what makes the Trumps any different? only their last name separates us from them. Keep moving forward people, keep moving forward.
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First off, they donated the meat to the locals. 2nd they practised what was taught to them and that is conservation and respect for the land and enviornment. 3rd the reason they were targeted, their last name and who their father is. This part isn't surprising. Posing with their trophies we all do it to some extent. PETA needs to clean up their political agenda. I believe in what they do (politics aside) however they need to spend some time with us and take a few courses in enviormental management. I myself would like to do a hunt one day in Africa can't for the moment. The Trumps by and large are like the rest of us. So let's show some respect to them there are too many issues out there right now to deal with. One more point to make, we all practice conservation and management from picking up litter (spent casings to errant fishing line) to proper game management (not taking more than we can use) what makes the Trumps any different? only their last name separates us from them. Keep moving forward people, keep moving forward.
If PETA is upset, he's probably doing something right! ha!
Seriously, though, it sounds like they were ethical hunters on a great trip. I just wish I could go too!
Peta knows full well that sportsman are the biggest group that makes conservation possible from taxes and fees. This is just their daily attempt to say relevant and grab headlines in which they succeeded.
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