I find the shooting of these critters absurd, but as I've said in the past, I have no interest in banning such activity tho I myself think the whole activity is preposterous.

I do not think that everything I "don't like" is wrong and should be banned. I do not particularly "like" modern, industrial poultry-raising, but I don't think it should be banned. Much stock-raising is a little rough, but so what. I have no problem with regulations/laws against cruelty, but a short life followed by a bullet is a way better proposition IMO than the life a dairy cow lives.

As for this lion thing, what a stupid law.

A question: I wonder how many surplus lions are actually sold BY these canned outfits to "legitimate" buyers and kept longterm on big ranches and/or national parks, etc. I wonder what will happen to the total lion population {and gene pool} after this law forces the doors closed on these fellows. I don't know the answer, but wonder if that occurs.

IMO, change in this area is best left to the private sector; let hunter's groups ostracize and belittle the canned lion shooters into extinction, but keep the government out of it, and if hunter's groups don't care about the activity, so be it. This law has the makings of a lot of mayhem in it IMO.

I am sick of governments always having to stick their noses in everybody's business...