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Out of hiding: Cecil the lion’s killer returns to work
Greeted by protesters, Walter Palmer, accused of killing a rare, internationally known Zimbabwean lion named Cecil in July, has returned to work at his suburban Minneapolis dental practice.
Sep 8, 2015 15:54
Cecil the Lion’s ‘brother’ Jericho ‘feared killed by hunters’
Only a month after a US dentist killed Cecil, the famous black-maned Zimbabwean lion, conflicting reports that his ‘brother’ Jericho was also gunned down caused a media stir. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe is tightening hunting rules outside Hwange National Park.
Aug 2, 2015 00:25
Lion lives matter. But what about Palestinian kids?
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Western liberals came out in their droves to condemn the slaying of Cecil the Lion in Africa. How many will now come out to condemn the savage slaughter of a Palestinian infant, Ali Saad Dawabsha, by Jewish terrorists in the West Bank village of Duma?
Aug 1, 2015 13:00
US govt never minded Americans killing rare lions before Cecil – WikiLeaks document
WikiLeaks has unveiled a secret document on US hunters in Zimbabwe allegedly sent from a US official to the CIA, casting light upon the recent killing of Cecil the lion, a popular attraction to Zimbabwean Hwange National Park’s visitors.
Jul 31, 2015 14:36
‘Beast’: Tory donor exposed as big game hunter days after Cecil lion killing storm
Animal rights groups say ‘merciless’ former Bank of England boss Sir David Scholey should be stripped of his knighthood over big game hunting, as the Cecil-slaying US dentist Walter Palmer becomes a global pariah.
Jul 31, 2015 13:17
Let’s turn the tables on trophy hunters – and get justice for Cecil the Lion
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There has been global outrage over the brutal killing of Cecil, the best-loved lion in Zimbabwe, who was killed in the cruelest way imaginable by American trophy hunter Walter Palmer.
Jul 31, 2015 13:11
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