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dangerous seven as a client. I know exactly what is required to make your safari a successful one. South Africa would also be ideal for family hunting holidays.”
Defending his organised shoots of wild animals in Africa, he says on his website: “Hunters are real conservationists, we are doing good work, we won’t be discouraged.”
Last night conservationists blasted the British presence at the convention.
Eduardo Goncalves, of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, said: “What an appalling ‘hobby’, and what a disgusting way to make a living.
“At this fair Carl Knight will have sold off the lives of countless defenceless animals to people who kill for kicks. He shames our country.
“People will be furious that the law still allows Brits to shoot zebras for a laugh and then have them skinned to turn into seat covers. How could anyone sit on them knowing the animal has died a cruel, callous and senseless death?”
Most stalls were lined with furs such as bears and springboks. There were stuffed animals including lions, hyenas and tigers.
There are now less than 4,000 tigers left in the wild, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Items on offer included traps, a fox cushion for £84, and a bear skin complete with head for £849.
Many stalls at the fair used zebra skins as makeshift tablecloths.
I also encountered hunters selling cut-price safaris to kill imperilled species such as giraffes for 3,000 euros (roughly £2,600).
The booth of Okambara Elephant Lodge was staffed by two women standing next to a trophy of a giraffe. One
MANON DENE CONDEMNS THE HUGE HUNTING FAIR
Fox cushion of the reps said she has been a hunting guide for three years, adding: “Hunting giraffes is rather easy because there are many roaming near the lodge.”
First Class Trophy, a taxidermy company based in Denmark, was punting a new smartphone app boasting “easy and fast” quotes for stuffing your animal of choice.
European trophy hunters have killed about 75,000 protected and threatened animals in the past decade. It is estimated 7,000 threatened animals will be slaughtered and brought into Europe by trophy hunters in the coming months.
Manon Dene, from Humane Society International, said: “This kind of trophy hunting fair outlines how shockingly easy it is for individuals to travel almost anywhere in the world to shoot as many iconic or endangered species as their bank account allows. To
Chair with zebra cover witness an event like this taking place in the heart of Europe, that glorifies the killing of wild animals for thrills and bragging rights, was truly upsetting.”
The Mirror is campaigning for an end to the barbaric practice of trophy hunting. We are calling on the Government to ban the import of animals that are shot for pleasure.
The Government is consulting until February 25 on whether trophy hunting imports should be outlawed. Mr Goncalves said: “We have to do away with this evil ‘sport’. We may never get another chance to put an end to this disgrace. Let’s kick trophy hunting into touch once and for all.”
You can help the campaign by emailing huntingtrophyconsultation@defra.gov. uk and saying you support a total ban.
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CLASSIC Abba in 1974
ABBA’S first new singles for 37 years are likely to be released in September.
In a video released by fan site Abba Talk, Benny Andersson is asked about new tunes and says: “They’re coming this year. I’m guessing after the summer. One shouldn’t promise anything but if I were to decide myself, it would be September.”
The new music is thought to involve all four members: Benny, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
In 2018, the Swedish pop group announced: “We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio.”
Two songs promised back in 2018 were titled I Still Have Faith In You and Don’t Shut Me Down.
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It outlines how easy it is to shoot iconic and endangered species