Campaign Against Canned Hunting

What is canned hunting?

Canned hunting is not merely a despicably cruel event. It is a whole process, whereby animals are taken out of their natural environment and placed in factory farms, to breed living targets for hunters' pleasure.

This Sec 21 Non-profit company in South Africa was founded by CHRIS MERCER and BEVERLEY PERVAN, who co-authored the book "For the Love of Wildlife" and recently published a book called "Canned Lion Hunting - A National Disgrace."

Chris was recently honoured to receive the prestigious Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Award for 2006, for his work campaigning to save African wildlife.

But he and Bev are best known for their long-running struggle, against bitter official opposition, to establish the Kalahari Raptor and Predator Sanctuary. Few people know that wildlife sanctuaries are prohibited in South Africa, and that rehab centres are obliged currently to slaughter any un-releasable animals. The couple spent seven years in the Kalahari rehabbing orphaned and injured wildlife, being continually harassed and obstructed by hunter-dominated SA conservation services.

Chris and Bev are now employing their unique knowledge and experience to campaign for more public participation in wildlife management, more humane policies, and to get animal welfare considerations placed on the conservation agenda in South Africa.

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