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Theyre the right age and no longer good for photographs to pay and play gets put into a hunting situation. >> those poor volunteers think theyre really doing something for conversation. in the meantime, theyre looking after the predator owners animals, hand rearing them, giving them milk and they sleep with them and that type of stuff. thats not conservation. >> everyone wants to pet a lion cub or play with a lion cub. they want a photograph of themselves on facebook with a lion cub. and the woo...

>> there is no conservation with these breeding lions in captivity. i think its time the guys involved in that were actually honest and say this is a commercial venture. dont try to call it conservation. dont try to pretend that its saving lions in the wild. >> a lot of people talk about conservation, but hunters are the real conservationists. the most effort, the most money, those are the people actually in the field. >> im an animal lover, therefore im a hunter. ♪ [engine revving] ♪ ♪ �...

These breeding lions. i think its time the guys involved in it were actually honest and say this is a commercial venture. dont try to call it conservation. dont try to pretend that its saving lions in the wild. >> a lot of people talk about conservation, but hunters are the real conservationists. the most effort, the most money, those are the people actually in the field. >> im an animal lover, therefore im a hunter. s you. guess what: your insurance company will only give you 37-thousand to rep...

>> those poor volunteers really think theyre doing something for conservation. in the meantime, theyre looking after the predator owners animals. thats not conservation. >> everyone wants to pet a lion cub or play with a lion cub. and the wool is pulled over their eyes. they have no idea in many cases. >> the feedback we get from most of these facilities is that we dont breed and that were not involved in canned hunting. so, of course, that begs the question, where do all these cubs come from an...

Ben, perhaps you hear the sentiments of protesters young and old, they are asking how is it conservation means killing an animal first. >> we just raised the most money thats ever been raised at one time for black rhino conservation. were extremely happy and proud of the money weve raised. we know an effort now that will help increase black rhino population to this auction. >> to what extent and all $350,000 raised is going toward conservation? to what extent do you believe this conservation eff...