Ban hunt trophies

It’s been two years since Cecil, one of Zimbabwe’s bestknown lions, was callously snuffed out by a trophy hunter.

Yet the global condemnation of his death didn’t diminish hunters’ thirst for blood, and Xanda, Cecil’s 6-year-old son, has become the latest victim of this cruel “sport”.

Wild animals will continue being slaughtered to boost hunters’ egos and perverse sense of “fun” as long as wildlife-slayers with something to prove can ship heads, tails and skins back home.

More than 40 airlines have banned shipment of these grisly trophies and Peta is calling on all others join them.

JENNIFER WHITE People for the Ethical Treatment

of Animals, London