What is canned lion hunting, you ask? It takes place in South Africa, where people raise lions from cubs, feed them by hand, essentially taming them. Then, when the lions are good and tame and unafraid of people, the handlers let high-paying "hunters" come in and shoot them in large pens, the "cans" if you will. The day we went in March was an international day of protest, but I just checked their website, and there are ongoing events. GR and JK made signs, which JK is holding by his side in the picture above. Sacramento's small group of protesters marched around the capitol and tried to bring attention to this ghastly practice. Check out the main website that talks about this at http://www.cannedlion.org/ . Maybe you can be a voice next year along with ours.
On a side note, our family is going to try and amp up our level of activism. We used to be much more active, and if I can find a photo of a protest that we did against Proctor and Gamble years ago, I'll make a post about that, as well. It's so easy to become complacent in our lifestyle, especially when your whole family is either vegan or supportive of you. But, there are too many animals suffering in so many ways, that complacency cannot be accepted anymore. I, for one, want to raise the next generation of activists for the animals.
