2 teens dismembered 'friend,' set him on fire
Tuesday, Nov. 17 2009 @ 7:01AM
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| Game wardens say elk and deer were left to die and rot on the Turner farm |
So you might expect hunting farm owners to be a bit shady as well. That seems to be the case with Jannet J. Turner and her son Scott Turner, who operate Michigan Trophy Hunts. Last year, people passing by noticed wild boars feeding on dead animals at the Chapin Township preserve...
Game officials showed up to find animals dying and rotting, and that the Turners had illegally imported animals that could be spreading disease. They're also accused of pawning off sick animals on their unsuspecting clientele.
Wardens believe the Turners brought in elk and deer from Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa and Saskatchewan, despite a ban on their importation to Michigan to avoid the spread of chronic wasting disease.
Mom and son are charged with 27 counts, including cruelty to animals, conspiracy to commit a crime, misrepresentation and violating importation laws.
I really wish we'd ban trophy hunting world-wide.
Hunting licenses must require an accounting of every animal they kill for their own consumption or "donate" to a registered homeless shelter.
Penalties must be much, much harsher.
The suffering... the unrelenting suffering, for profit...
I don't think humans can get past this aspect of ourselves... the greed, no matter the suffering.
Posted 11/17/2009 at 02:15:28 PMI don't think that they should ban trophy hunting because a lot of people would be left out of jobs. People do this for money to keep from having no money. It's their life and no one should take that from them. But in this case it should be. They shouldn't treat animals that way. They are giving the other trophy ranches a bad name. They're not all bad like some may say.
Posted 02/16/2010 at 08:39:15 AM