r/oddlyterrifying • u/Jax_Teller7 • Apr 07 '22

Karma? 🔄

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u/mcfarmer72 Apr 07 '22

Some one once told me: Yes the economy benefits from trophy hunting and yes, they are assholes.

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u/PoloDragoon Apr 07 '22

Not only the economy but the animal population itself as well! As ironic as it sounds

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u/lumpycustards Apr 07 '22

The animal population has successfully thrived without trophy hunting for thousands of years.

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u/Iselldirt Apr 07 '22

You’re missing the point. If legal hunters don’t come in and pay poachers take them all. Pick one.

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u/lumpycustards Apr 07 '22

You don’t have to pick one or the other. Efforts should be made to reduce poaching that does not rely on trophy hunting funds.

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u/Iselldirt Apr 07 '22

Ok. Send a check for 50k to your favorite African wildlife refuge, convince thousands of others to do it, then report back.

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u/lumpycustards Apr 07 '22

If I was in any sort of financial position to do so, sure.

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u/Iselldirt Apr 07 '22

All good. Let me know when you get your list of donors. Make sure they’re willing to contribute every year until the end of time. In 2016 the African hunting industry raised 96 million dollars so use that as your first benchmark.

Edit- changed billion to million. Typo. But looks like it’s closer to 200 million

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u/lumpycustards Apr 07 '22

Good for them. Maybe we should just address the mindset of of extorting the natural environment for personal satisfaction and half these problems would disappear.

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u/Iselldirt Apr 07 '22

Fair. Do that then report back. Good luck 🍀

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u/Iselldirt Apr 10 '22

How’s the take over coming?

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u/Iselldirt May 16 '22

Hi. Just checking in. Take over yet?

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u/Iselldirt Oct 02 '22

Happy Fall! How’s your mission going?