Bleeh Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) http://www.video.me/ViewVideo.aspx?vid=380843 Please keep conversation civil. Edited March 31, 2011 by Bleeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNCEMOUNT Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) Thank god anne has gone to longleat safari park. Edited March 31, 2011 by RUNCEMOUNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) I like how they justified the killings, rather than just diving into the shooting footage. However, it's really not my bag. I really don't think I could pull the trigger on an elephant, unless it was running straight at me. Edited March 31, 2011 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 it seems a form of pest control on a large scale. and not a morsel goes to waste all meat went to feed the villagers good job i reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 That certainly brings a new meaning to "Crop Protection" and "Vermin Control" and obviously has to be done in certain circumstances! At least the elephant wasn't killed just for the sake of killing, and the meat was used to feed the locals. The video is thoughtfully made and does as much as possible to justify the killing of that particular elephant although some animal rights activists might not see it that way. Not really my cup of tea, I'll stick to rabbits, they are less likely to charge at you if your shot placement isn't quite spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDzhyLVxhmM read the edited subtitles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 thats the way it is out there, at times the animals count before the people. Blanket protection of elephants doesn't work simply because get too many and they destroy the environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durham-laddie Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 UK farmers have problems with rabbits and such like, out there it's a whole different ball game. When the crops are damaged small scale farmers don't eat, the farmer's family's are usually very large, they depend on crops to eat and sell. Bull elephants in the mating season go bonkers and will think nothing of tramping on people and even chase them with a view to killing them. The video is good, and just shows how the food chain works....these people don't have access to meat in the daily or even monthly diet. Just goes to show how lucky we all are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I`ve often thought that I`d like to give elephant hunting a try but have been put off by the thought of having to carry the decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD2 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 On a separate note the GoDaddy PR team must have begged him not to put this up. That is a sure fire way to upset a lot of customers (as most won't get past the "Oh my god he killed an elephant" phase). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kev- Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Bet the farmer were'nt to pleased with the 100+ villagers trampling his crop to get there hands on some elephant meat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 but the elephant was drunk and pulled out a knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 but the elephant was drunk and pulled out a knife Finally someone gets the joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I`ve often thought that I`d like to give elephant hunting a try but have been put off by the thought of having to carry the decoys. FUDs mate. That's the way forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit.slayer.no.1 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) its life for people over there , yes its a elephant but its still a pest and costing people there crops and even there lives . well done to them guys for helping out. Edited April 11, 2011 by rabbit.slayer.no.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I like how they justified the killings, rather than just diving into the shooting footage. However, it's really not my bag. I really don't think I could pull the trigger on an elephant, unless it was running straight at me. youre not wrong there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bop Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I gave up shooting elephants. Carrying the decoys was a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) This video got the CEO of this company into a lot of trouble with PETA and people like that Its only because in our mind we see an elephant as really cute and nice, when its just another herbivore really, which can be killed with a gun just like anyone else. I don't think they should be given any special treatment because of that, the locals have killed them in much worse ways for years! If I was an elephant I would rather be shot, than stabbed to death by people chasing me, that's for sure! Steve Edited April 26, 2011 by stevethevanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpoonlouis Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Stills from that footage were posted in the Sunday Times(?) recently showing the progress of that carcas over a few hours. After a couple of days even the bones had been removed showing nothing at all had been wasted. Calling an elephant a problem elephant because it moved in on the best food supply in the area is a bit of a euphamism, it got too competive with humans and lost out. Interestingly they claimed the rest of the heard didn't move back into the fields so they had achieved their desired objective by destroying one animal. They don't say if they had tried any other methods of driving them away but I bet they probably had. The comment saying that customers would leave GoDaddy in droves is a bit dumb. If Americam customers saw beef cattle going to slaughter in the US's highly mechanised slaughter houses they might think a bit more about where their own meat came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verminator 66 Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 it's like bunny shooting over here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 it's like bunny shooting over here sheesh I'd sure hate to fall down a warren over there then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I`ve often thought that I`d like to give elephant hunting a try but have been put off by the thought of having to carry the decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvemanta Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 I am just glad I only have pigeons and the odd rabbit destroying my garden mind you elephant poo probably makes great compost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 In countries where they don't/can't shoot elephants like in Kenya they've destroyed the habitat in many of the big safari parks. The tourists think that's Africa but deserts are not Africa. Man has interfered with nature and unless he continues to manage the animals they will destroy their own living spaces. Blame b***** Walt Disney for those who don't/won't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
410PHIL Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) The BBC are a pain in the **** with the anthropomorphisation of animals on series such as meerkat manor it gives the public an idea that animals have human qualities and values ,THEY DO NOT !!!! If a fox is taking lambs or birds then yes its fair game and if an elephant is destroying crops and peoples resources then yes it,s fair game size or country doesn't even enter into it and the carcass was used by the whole community which is more than can be said for fox shooting and ratting in this country. I am all for documentaries on animals on the BBC but giving them names and making out that they see things in the same ways as humans is in my opinion misleading and irresponsible. Rant over :hmm: Edited May 20, 2011 by 410PHIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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