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This week, trophy hunters, hunting outfitters, and other businesses from around the world will gather online to buy, sell, and auction the opportunity to kill iconic animals, such as elephants and polar bears, during the 2021 Dallas Safari Club annual convention. Among the exhibitors are 351 outfitters that together offer hunting packages to kill at least 319 species in 70 countries, including critically endangered black rhinos, cheetahs, brown bears, and kangaroos. The 185 donated items for auction include hunts for elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffalos, and crocodiles, which are expected to generate $3.5 million in revenue for the Dallas Safari Club. Some of the auctioned items are for canned hunts in the United States for species that include elk, exotic sheep, antelope, and deer who live inside a fenced-in area. Among the most expensive hunts for auction are a $70,000 hunt for desert bighorn sheep in Mexico and a 10-day hunt for a brown bear in Alaska for $52,850.
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ACS is warning against having tigers in the city after one was found in someone’s backyard. (KSAT, Courtesy: Azul Cruz)
SAN ANTONIO – Many San Antonio residents were shocked by recent reports of a tiger cub sighting at a Southwest Side house over the weekend, but animal rights activists say tigers held in captivity are actually common.
Even though captive tigers are a “serious threat,” the Humane Society of the United States said there are likely more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild across the world.
A four-lion taxidermy at the Safari Club International s 2020 annual convention in Reno, Nevada. Photo: HSUS
South Africa represents the biggest percentage of hunting outfitter exhibitors at the Dallas Safari Club (DSC) annual convention, according to the Humane Society International (HSI). The DSC, a Texas-based trophy hunting industry organisation, hosts the USA’s biggest industry hunting event, which is being held online this year.
Based on research conducted by both the HSI and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), hunting outfitters at this event are collectively offering hunting trips to kill at least 319 types of mammals across 70 countries.
Of the 306 outfitter exhibitors, 104 offer hunts in South Africa – making South Africa top the list at 29% of all exhibitors, followed by Canada (16%) and the US (10%).