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Give an animal a name, and people suddenly give a shit. shocking
I'm sure that's an important factor, as is a certain awareness of the conservation status of much African megafauna, and 'The Lion King' etc., but I suspect the photographs of the lion looking magnificent and lion-y would be the main factor. Then there's this:
A very large number of people are sensitive to such obvious displays of cruelty and, as the Grauniad says, taking pleasure in cruelty, while far fewer are sensitised to the cruelty involved in most animal husbandry (not that I would want anyone to be sensitised to that, as it's horrid). As another example, the political case against animal experimentation is still much stronger than that against factory farming.
Some people with a masculinity complex dope and 'win' Tours de France, others kill lions with the help of modern technology. It's the same thing in essence, you use tools to enhance yourself and fool yourself into thinking that you're more than you are.
Oliver Schick-
A very large number of people are sensitive to such obvious displays of cruelty and, as the Grauniad says, taking pleasure in cruelty, while far fewer are sensitised to the cruelty involved in most animal husbandry (not that I would want anyone to be sensitised to that, as it's horrid). As another example, the political case against animal experimentation is still much stronger than that against factory farming.
It thought that article was going to make the point that, the outrage over the killing of the lion is based not on it's suffering, or on it's status as endangered, but on an emotional reaction to the dentist's enjoyment, so therefore the outrage is irrational. But no, the Grauniad concludes this makes the outrage more rational.
I find this enjoyment of killing magnificent animals distasteful, but I find the internet mob mentality, and desperation to take the moral high ground, repugnant.
William.
Give an animal a name, and people suddenly give a shit. shocking