[meanderer]

oh come on, how about stopping trophy hunting of lions?

it annoys me that some western people are so apt to play the game of blaming China, just to take the moral high ground, but not to actually solve problems.

I'm not saying that China is not blamable. it is. but so is any other country, group, even individual. the media bias is just disgusting. can we please try to understand each other and figure out ways to solve problems?

[guelo]

Lions are classified as 'vulnerable' but not 'endagered'. So even removing the supposed media bias, killing the rhinos is worsex.

[meanderer]

if it is better or worse depends on your value.

for me, lions being vulnerable instead of endangered doesn't justify trophy hunting. killing for fun is arguably worse than killing for medicine.

in another scenario, dogs are not endangered. do you think it is ok to kill dogs just for fun?

[aaron695]

Is it OK to kill cows for fun?

People could just eat rice, but eating cow is much more fun.

So yes, most people are happy to kill for fun.

At least trophy hunting is far more moral.

[jpttsn]

You confuse. Killing for fun is when the killing is for fun.

Killing because eating is fun is different.

[richardw]

I'm from Africa, and very aware that there is a lot of blame to go around, not the least of which are local poachers who sell our heritage.

But while we're understanding each other, imagine if Africans were a large source of demand for dead Pandas for use in traditional medicine? The emotional response would be off the charts.