Yahoo – AFP,
8 Sep 2015
South
African animal rights group the NSPCA has obtained a warrant in its attempt
to
stop a week-long large game hunt that could see hundreds of animals die (AFP
Photo/Issouf Sanogo)
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Johannesburg
(AFP) - South African animal rights group the NSPCA on Monday said it has
obtained a warrant in its attempt to stop a week-long large game hunt that
could see hundreds of animals die.
Game such
as gemsbuck, wildebeest, warthogs, and impalas have already been killed in the
hunt, the group said, which is set to take place on a private reserve in the
Limpopo region.
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.
"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.
"Please
be assured that we are doing everything possible to stop the hunt."
The
controversy comes just over two months after Cecil the lion was killed by an
American recreational game hunter in Zimbabwe, causing a global outcry against
inhumane hunting.
The NSPCA
said some animals have already been killed during the organised hunt.
"We
can confirm that 18 animals were killed today, including gemsbuck, eland,
wildebeest, warthogs, impala and duiker," said the Facebook post.
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