As European and American attitudes begin to shift against trophy hunting of endangered big game species, African hunting safari operators look to China to fill the void, according to an investigation led by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting.
China’s wealthy middle class is responding. In June, the inaugural China Hunting Show was held in Shanghai’s National Convention and Exhibition Center.
Approximately 35,000 attendees visited booths by 600 exhibitors at a show combined with the 24th annual China International Boat Show, according to organizers Field Sports Exhibitions LLC.
Packages marketed at the show included hunts of endangered tigers.
As interest in travel and outdoor activities grows within a prosperous middle class, Chinese hunters are bringing back increasing numbers of animal “trophies” from overseas trips. Data supplied by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species indicates a rise from 18 “trophies” in 2007 to 2,140 in 2017.
Tigers, which are nearly extinct in China, receive the most protection under CITES rules, including highly restricted international trade. Nevertheless, trade continues, and since captive breeding, trading and hunting of tigers is unregulated in South Africa because they are not indigenous there, companies are able to book safaris that allow hunters to kill these majestic big cats.
Three of the original nine subspecies of tigers have gone extinct in the past 80 years due primarily to hunting, fragmentation and habitat loss. Two of the remaining subspecies are on the critically endangered list; the other four are listed as endangered.
According to Endangered Species International, it is highly possible that all tigers in the wild may become extinct by 2030.
There are as many as 60 licensed and unlicensed tiger breeders in South Africa. The number of trophy hunting operators is not known.
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The Chinese are very proud of their development and are close to even beating America but as far as animal cruelty and animal welfare is concerned they are at the bottom of the list. Why don’t they realize that the world over trophy hunters and hunters in general are looked down. People today don’t consider the hunting and killing of animals as a very proud achievement. The Chinese are as it is the cruelest ace in the world along with other East Asian races and America is not far behind. Will the Chinese president take the courage of banning hunting not only in China but the world over.
Yeah that’s about right for the Chinese! I know there is animal abuse everywhere, but so, so many different DISPICABLE animal crimes are committed in China! I was in was with China and wouldn’t buy anything from there unless I had no choice after I saw this video of how they skin dogs and cats alive, throw them in boiling water alive and these I think they are called raccoon dogs? they skin them alive and throw them out into the dirt in the hot sun to die that horrible painful death. The interviewer asked one Chinese man (of you want to call him a man!) “Why do you have to soon the animals alive, why can’t you kill them first?” HE REPLIES, “IT’S EASIER TO SKIN AN ANIMAL WHOLE THEY ARE WRITHING IN PAIN” and then he smiles! Wow talking about wanting to commit murder! Lot of them (n-bot all, there are a lot of them that do care greatly about animals) have completely no disregard for them and like torturing them! They even torture and beat the dogs to death before they eat them! As far as I’m concerned that pos is taking up far too much oxygen being alive!
Please stop doing this
Chinese seem to have no feelings for animals! Cruelty seems to be second nature!
Some countries need cleansing of these cruel people.
This so called made in China bullshit needs to be gone forever – these people are the worst animal abusers in the whole world. We need a major “climate change” alright – one to wipe this continent right off of the planet. The world does not need you bastards – you kill any type of animal – you have god damn dog festivals where you slaughter these poor animals for food, you receive our live equine stock shipped from Canada (because Canada’s govt is too chicken shit to take a stand) – you slaughter these horses for food, you kill cats for food and now you want to be able to again – hunt these gorgeous animals for trophies and food – you are the worst f*ckers in the world – you want to kill everything on 4 legs – God almighty what in the hell is the matter with you – please stop allowing the immigration of these bastards into North American we just don’t need any of you with your warped views here. In the meantime China’s govt needs to get off of their pompous asses and stop this slaughter do something to control your masses.
Is that true what I just heard China’s going to open up their doors for canned hunting what’s the matter with first they’re eating and torturing dogs and cats now they’re open up the doors for canned hunting these beautiful tigers and lions what’s the matter with these people get with it remember when you shop made in China made in China made in China
Of course the Chinese would jump at the chance to murder animals.
Trophy hunting is inhumane, whoever participates in this cruel act is a monster!
Only perverts and cowards would stoop to this kind of cruel, senseless killing.
I will be glad when more evil people exist on the earth. Psalms 37: 9 – 11
The Chinese will always accommodate a good animal slaughter- it’s in their twisted minds.
MAINLY THOSE OLDER CHINESE PEOPLE ARE SO MALICIOUS & EVIL TOWARDS THE ANIMALS THERE. PLEASE THIS NEW GENERATION PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP AGAINST YOUR OWN DUMB IDIOTIC PEOPLE SHOWING THE EXAMPLES OF KINDNESS & COMPASSION TO EVERY OTHER LIVING BEING ON THE PLANET. These animals are so helpless & defenseless under the hands of cruel people. Please stand against this criminals & STOP MURDERING THE GOD’S CREATURES FOR YOUR USELESS SATISFACTION.
It’s about time China and all the other Asian Countries start to unite with the rest of world and stop eating rare game species and especially dogs. You are a disgusting and inhuman culture. Start changing your attitudes like the rest of the world. You show off to the world you are all so educated and intelligent but it’s laughable. You are terrible. I have no interest I visiting any asians countries ever.
How can these pathetic, miserable pieces of human trash call themselves ‘hunters’ when their quarry is locked inside an enclosed area with no chance of escape, probably drugged, NOT afraid of humans and is just a sitting target to satisfy their perverted taste for utter contempt for these innocent animals. The only GOOD hunter is a DEAD hunter, preferably with THEIR head hanging on the wall as a trophy. Perhaps there could be organised canned hunting of the ‘hunters’ so ridding this planet of the gun-toting, trigger-happy, brain-dead, heartless, gutless, soul-less POS that they are……I might have guessed that the CHINESE would raise their ugly heads in this murdering atrocity.
People who participate in canned hunts are NOT hunters; they are, instead, cowardly killers. Cowardly because they won’t risk the dangers of a REAL hunt; killers because that’s all they are doing. This type of activity is not to be considered “sport”. Killing endangered species is harmful to the whole globe and we all pay the price for the demise of any species that nature has created to serve a purpose. STOP CANNED HUNTS! “Hunt” with cameras, post the photos of these noble creatures as they live, not as trophies. What a uninformed, ingenious activity for anyone to participate in. The public outrage must be made clear and it must get the attention of the “hunters” and the entrepreneurs who make money off the deaths of blessed and noble animals. PLEASE STOP THIS PRACTICE IN ITS TRACKS!!
Trophy hunting (murdering for pleasure) must be banned worldwide. We are destroying what’s left of our own humanity. There is no excuse for this.
WE ALL NEED TO SIGN & DEMAND PROSECUTION ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS WORLDWIDE.
NAMASTE