Controversial Auction to Permit Killing of 600 Wild Animals
Protesters are taking aim at hunting permit auctions in post-Cecil world.
The world's largest trophy hunting organization is again selling hundreds of permits to kill lions, bears, foxes, deer, sheep, and many other animals.
Billed as the "Ultimate Hunters' Market," the annual Safari Club International auction offers chances to hunt at least 600 animals in 32 countries in Africa, Europe, Oceana, and the Americas—77 of the hunts are in the U.S. The ongoing, five-day auction and convention event is expected to draw 20,000 bidders to Las Vegas, as well as many more potential buyers online. It will also likely raise millions of dollars. Last year, the club brought in $2.7 million from the auction of 317 hunts.
The sale comes a few days after the Dallas Safari Club held
