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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

The issue isn't that the lion had a name. It's that after 13 years of being part of conservation study in a protected area, he had grown a trust and affinity for humans which allowed tourists to be able to get closer than they normally would. He was semi-domesticated and trusted humans enough to be enticed out of the park by people in a jeep. That's the part that people are finding the most offensive (not that trophy hunting in general isn't bad enough).

I don't buy it. Much worse atrocities happen to animals on this planet than being baited/tricked and killed. The only reason people clung on to this one so hard is because it was personalized. The gruesome details only came out because it was investigated.