Close to 300,000 people have signed a petition to “Demand Justice for Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe,” but there’s a wrinkle — the petition is addressed to Zimbabwe’s awful president, Robert Mugabe:
When I signed yesterday the petition had 40,000 signatures. Now over 200,000! #JusticeForCecil http://t.co/MT8lvZiOtC pic.twitter.com/l4JU9z5jKR
— CACH Scotland (@ScotlandRoars) July 29, 2015
The petition goes on to ask Mugabe “to stop issuing hunting permits to kill endangered animals!”
But do these signatories asking for justice for animals not know the history of Robert Mugabe and record of genocide against human animals? Apparently not:
@michelemorrow http://t.co/IrjUKyrNjV. Cecil is sad but what about human genocide in the same country. 32 years later and still no one cares
— Marty McFly (@datknew) July 28, 2015
Since 1980 Robert Mugabe has been at the helm of Zimbabwe, his rule is marred by genocide… http://t.co/11TSbvGjgv
— Bulawayo24 News (@Bulawayo24News) July 19, 2015
And there’s this bit of news the animal-rights activists might have missed. Mugabe basically “ate a whole zoo” for his 91st birthday party:
https://twitter.com/wachirahkelvin/status/572765336765911040
Not expecting much support from this man | Zimbabwe President Mugabe Eats Baby Elephant For Birthday http://t.co/ZeNty40uia #CecilTheLion
— Jenét Where are the girls and babies? Morrow (@JenetAllDay) July 29, 2015
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And not only did Mugabe and his guests eat a baby elephant, Mugabe received a stuffed lion as a “gift”:
His guests were fed a young elephant, and two buffaloes, two sables and five impalas were also donated to the president by a local landowner. He also threw in a lion and a crocodile to be stuffed as an extra gift for Mugabe. On top of this, 40 cows were offered to the president by two members of his government. A second elephant is going to be shot and given to the Victoria Falls community.
But since the lion didn’t have a name and wasn’t killed by a wealthy American, nobody cares.
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