Why is it legal to hunt lions and leopards and did he deserve the vitriol?

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The guy who killed Cecil the lion.

I think it's pretty sick and I don't understand the mindset.

Horrible man, I hope his patients leave in droves so he can no longer afford to spend thousands of pounds on torturing animals.

I'm not sure I agree with the way he's been lambasted on social media. Mainly because the internet is full of idiots, and somebody could take this as red to cause harm to him or his family. There are some animal activists who are very extreme, it's kind of worrying.

I absolutely do not agree with hunting, I have no idea why he thought this kind of thing was fun.

He has released a seriously dumb statement that doesn't really make any sense at all. It just makes him look even more like a fanny because he's trying to backtrack.

Hope he gets hounded badly by the press and he deserves all he gets, tbh.

What a fud.

"I deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity I love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion."

Said no one ever who cares a jot about nature.

He is disgusting and deserves all the vitriol .