{"id":123,"date":"2017-01-04T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T11:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/?p=123"},"modified":"2017-01-19T19:42:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T19:42:53","slug":"trophy-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/2017\/01\/04\/trophy-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trophy Hunting and The Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Undeniably, hunting has always been a part of humans lives. Our ancestors hunted wild animals for their food and to this day a large amount of the population rely on animals as a food source \u2013 even if they don\u2019t chase them down with a spear themselves. It could be argued that this is just a part of nature, we are using the earth\u2019s natural resources to survive, but in an age where you can walk into a Waitrose and have a ready meal from the shelf to your plate in a ridiculously short time, and even live without consuming meat at all is it really necessary to kill animals for sport?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BN3E6QTD9UP\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BN3E6QTD9UP\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I&#39;d say we had a pretty successful morning up in Oklahoma! Ready for tomorrow!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_kendalljones_\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Kendall Jones<\/a> (@_kendalljones_) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-12-11T02:45:30+00:00\">Dec 10, 2016 at 6:45pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With the massive influx of internet users over the past decade, trophy hunting has come under the scrutiny of internet social justice warriors \u2013 You may remember when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/africa\/walter-palmer-american-dentist-revealed-as-killer-of-cecil-the-lion-in-zimbabwe-10421746.html\">Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion<\/a>, and the internet had a lot to say about it. Who are these sick people and why do they enjoy killing animals? And why on earth are they plastering images of their kills all over the internet?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/01\/article-2680742-1F49455100000578-937_634x670-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Jnoes with dead elephant\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/01\/article-2680742-1F49455100000578-937_634x670-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/01\/article-2680742-1F49455100000578-937_634x670.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_kendalljones_\/?hl=en\">Kendall Jones<\/a> \u2013 if you don\u2019t recognise the name, is a self-proclaimed \u2018huntress\u2019 who<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2675807\/Animal-lover-outrage-blonde-Texas-cheerleader-smiles-dozens-photos-alongside-rare-big-game-hunts-African-safaris.html\"> found internet fame posting images of her kills online<\/a>. The 19 year old Texan claims to be a conservationist \u2013 she says she is controlling animal population for the good, and this may be true, but the questionable photographs of her smiling next to dead lions, elephants and leopards among others do give cause for concern. She is using the internet as a platform to promote what she is doing, and through the power of the internet this can reach a huge audience, with this influence even reaching children. You can see below Jones congratulating a young hunter on her kill \u2013 should this behavior\u00a0be encouraged?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BNDudukjsCP\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BNDudukjsCP\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Congrats to @ccu_lauren on this awesome Arkansas buck!! #bbd #arkansas #whitetail #realgirlshunt<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_kendalljones_\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Kendall Jones<\/a> (@_kendalljones_) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-11-21T04:08:06+00:00\">Nov 20, 2016 at 8:08pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The internet can make this debate even more troublesome considering children are involved. Trophy hunters seem to start young, being taught by their parents how to shoot to kill. Aryanna Gourdin, another American hunter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/09\/05\/piers-morgan-asks-child-trophy-hunter-what-if-i-killed-your-pet\/\">came under fire from people on the internet in 2016<\/a>, for exactly the same reason as Jones, receiving death threats from many.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMiC7SMAjYK\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMiC7SMAjYK\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Happy 45th birthday Dad! Even though you&#39;re celebrating with Jesus and have the best view of them all, we still miss you down here on earth! ? Not a day goes by that I don&#39;t think of you and cherish all the memories we have in the great outdoors. Thankful for all you taught me in your short lifetime and especially the passion you showed me in the fields and deer stands! I love you and miss you to pieces ??\u2728<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_kendalljones_\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Kendall Jones<\/a> (@_kendalljones_) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-11-08T02:12:43+00:00\">Nov 7, 2016 at 6:12pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/01\/article-2680742-1F49457E00000578-574_634x618-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"Kendall Jones posing with lion she shot and killed\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/01\/article-2680742-1F49457E00000578-574_634x618-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/georgiajones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/01\/article-2680742-1F49457E00000578-574_634x618.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The internet though, although making trophy hunting a topic of public discussion, also contributes to the problem. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phirimasafaris.com\/pricing.html\">All it takes is a quick google search to find yourself an animal to kill<\/a>, you can bag yourselves a smaller plains animal like a zebra or a warthog, and if you want to spend some big bucks you can take home one of the big five, a male lion coming in at around $25,000. Got a spare $40,000? Maybe an elephant takes your fancy. Putting a price on life seems as unsavory\u00a0as actually enjoying killing an animal, and the large variety of websites offering animals to kill all over the world makes it so easy to do so. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3020102\/Canned-lions-bred-South-Africa-shot-hunters-bows-arrows-36-000-time.html\">These animals are bred like battery chickens<\/a>, and if you swap the animals out for humans it seems absolutely absurd, so how can this be okay?<\/p>\n<p>Trophy hunting is simply considered archaic by the majority of people. Sure, hundreds of years ago the head of a stag might make you look the bees knees hung above your fireplace, but today, for most people is simply unnecessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undeniably, hunting has always been a part of humans lives. 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