Spain: Hunting fair glorifies killing of endangered species
Hunting of polar bears, giraffes and African elephants is promoted by the cruel industry, even though 89% of the public opposes trophy hunting.
54 outfitters selling trophy hunts
Animal protection advocates found that at least 54 outfitters at one of the largest hunting fairs in the EU, the Cinegética in Madrid, were selling trophy hunts targeting internationally protected species. The prices: 900 euros for a giraffe, 4’500 euros for recreational hunting a lioness, up to 60’000 euros for a rhinoceros.
89% of Spaniards opposed to trophy hunting
“It is shocking to see that the Cinegética provides the trophy hunting industry with an advertising platform,” says Dr. Joanna Swabe of Humane Society International. 89% of Spanish citizens oppose trophy hunting. Spain is the second largest importer of hunting trophies in the EU after Germany. More on the topics of crime and hunting and animal rights.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on the criticism of recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
