It was a big mistake for him to kill an animal that had a name. I hope that the worldwide revulsion over this has some benefit for other animals.
Uh oh. Someone has done some serious vetting and is outing his wife, kids and family http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/breaking-news/tonette-palmer-dentist-walter-j-palmers-wife/
That’s going too far!
I have never understood how anyone can kill another living thing for sport. I don’t like hunting any animal. Most hunters do not hunt because they need to put food on the table. This story is appalling, but, in my opinion, all hunting for sport should be viewed the same.
Would you feel the same about fishing? I don’t fish or hunt but have close relatives who do. They do honest hunting. They don’t lure animals using a bait as this dentist lured the lion out of the preserve. I don’t oppose fishing or hunting in general. I am a bit of let them live. There are many things I don’t understand why people do. We are all differnt. Some people may say they should ban eating meat.
It was bound to happen though. When people get caught doing despicable things, it often does result in publicity for the family as well.
Interesting in that link is that the wife’s family owns (or recently sold) a customs broker business, Norman G. Jensen. I wondered how a Minnesota dentist makes enough money to pay $55,000 hunting bribes (er, fees) not to mention the cost of equipment, travel all over the world. Sounds like the wife comes from a wealthy family and helps pay for it.
@Iglooo , yes, I would feel the same about fishing. Killing living things for sport is the same whether you do it with a gun, bow, or a fishing rod. I don’t understand killing for personal enjoyment or entertainment. As I said, it’s my opinion.
I think you got your fraction backward 
OOps-- you are right. That should have been a multiplier. Apologies and thanks for the catch.
How do you fish without bait? Use a net?
And see post #50. I dont think fishing for sport, to stuff it and stick it on the wall, is any better. Blech. Taking the lives of others for sport is IMO very distatsteful.
A couple of points:
- The presence of the collar is beside the point. Some animals in preserves are collared, Some outside of preserves are collared. The collars are used by researchers for tracking purposes. Collars have nothing to do with whether an animal is considered "protected" or not. (When we watched three lions kill a collared African buffalo, our ranger thought it was humorous that the researchers might be following a lion and not a buffalo if the lion ate the collar!)
- To call what he did "hunting" is not accurate. When you are in an open vehicle, you are basically invisible to the animals. They couldn't care less about you. We drove within a few feet of leopards, lions, elephants, etc. As long as you don't stand up or get out of the vehicle, you can get as close as you want to them. It would be a piece of cake to hit a lion with a bow and arrow - I could have done it myself.
I understand the need to cull herds - for instance deer - and I know most people who do hunt deer, elk, etc. do eat the meat. It’s not my cup of tea but I don’t have a problem with that kind of hunting. I had a roommate (Native American) when I lived in CO who hunted with a bow and arrow. He only would need to use one arrow. He brought an elk home once and I admit the meat was excellent - much better, imo, than deer venison.
There were (are?) very upscale and expensive restaurants when I lived in Boulder that served elk, moose and deer.
I can’t get too far up on my high horse about hunting as long as I continue to eat meat, but I don’t think killing for fun is a healthy activity.
Given the amount of public shaming this guy has received so far, I imagine his trip home is going to be horrific.
I think he’s already home in Minnesota. The Zimbabweans intercepted Cecil’s head and fur he had sent to a taxidermist before it could be shipped.
Yes, when there is a designated, controlled time (season) allocated to cull a deer herd, with a limit to the number allowed to be hunted, that may be less distasteful than what this man did.
I think he did this in early July, (July 6) so he is probably home, hiding out somewhere. As he should be.
Unfortunately, Cecil’s death is not an isolated instance.
This is not hunting. Sick.
That is horrible, sabaray.
Palmer’s house is displayed in an article on the web. Uh Oh again. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11767119/Cecil-the-lions-killer-revealed-as-American-dentist.html
This is what the Chinese netizens call the “Human Flesh Search Engine.”