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Explain Why The Dentist Kills Lion

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Dentist Shoots Lion A dentist was hunting in Africa early July and shot a village’s favorite lion and is now in hiding to stay away from angry mobs. The dentist went underground so no one could call him or be around him. News reporters knocked on the door of his house, but no one answered. Cecil’s killing does not appear to be the first time the dentist has gotten into trouble while hunting for animal prizes. The dentist had stayed out of public sight while protesters and some patients targeted his office and his house. In addition to the protesters, the dentist had been targeted on social media, which he says has been tough on his wife and daughter who both felt threatened The name of the lion was Cecil. A horde of Cecil’s supporters wants to cut off the dentist’s head and mounted on a public wall. The saddest part of all is that now that Cecil is dead, the next Lion to be the fan favorite will most likely kill all Cecil's cubs so that he can insert his own bloodline into the females. …show more content…

The lion didn’t immediately die, it then lived another 40 hours until the hunters tracked him down and shot him with a gun. The lion was then skinned and beheaded. The tourist lured the lion out of the place with an animal attached to a car. The hunters tried to destroy the GPS collar that the lion was wearing. Both the guide and the property owner in Zimbabwe have been charged with participating in an illegal hunt. They both are looking at the possibility of jail time. But at this point it does not appear the country will seek to extradite Walter Palmer, nor charge him with any

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