{"id":58120,"date":"2015-08-05T20:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T12:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=58120"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:36:33","slug":"air-canada-bans-shipments-of-hunting-trophies-after-killing-of-cecil-the-lion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/05\/air-canada-bans-shipments-of-hunting-trophies-after-killing-of-cecil-the-lion\/","title":{"rendered":"Air\u00a0Canada\u00a0bans shipments of hunting trophies after killing of Cecil the lion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20091\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1200px-Air_Canada_-_Boeing_767-333ER_-_Tel_Aviv_Ben_Gurion_-_C-GHLT-1237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20091\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1200px-Air_Canada_-_Boeing_767-333ER_-_Tel_Aviv_Ben_Gurion_-_C-GHLT-1237.jpg\" alt=\"Air Canada 767-300ER in Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Airport (Raimond Spekking \/ Wikimedia Commons)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1200px-Air_Canada_-_Boeing_767-333ER_-_Tel_Aviv_Ben_Gurion_-_C-GHLT-1237.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1200px-Air_Canada_-_Boeing_767-333ER_-_Tel_Aviv_Ben_Gurion_-_C-GHLT-1237-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1200px-Air_Canada_-_Boeing_767-333ER_-_Tel_Aviv_Ben_Gurion_-_C-GHLT-1237-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1200px-Air_Canada_-_Boeing_767-333ER_-_Tel_Aviv_Ben_Gurion_-_C-GHLT-1237-600x288.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Canada 767-300ER in Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Airport (Raimond Spekking \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TORONTO &#8212; Air\u00a0Canada\u00a0says it will no longer transport big-game hunting trophies after the killing of a well-known lion in Zimbabwe by an American dentist drew international attention.<\/p>\n<p>Company spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said Tuesday that such shipments have been extremely rare in the past because the company does not operate flights to South Africa, where big-game hunting is a booming industry.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ivermectin online <a href=\"https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ivermectin.html\">https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ivermectin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He says the company already complies with existing regulations on transporting endangered wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The killing of Cecil the lion in early July cast a spotlight on trophy hunting and sparked a social media outcry.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cozaar online <a href=\"https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cozaar.html\">https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cozaar.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Air\u00a0Canada\u00a0joins at least a half dozen other airlines that have banned the transportation of big-game trophies in the past two weeks, including\u00a0Air\u00a0France, Delta\u00a0AirLines and Qantas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy super kamagra online <a href=\"https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/super-kamagra.html\">https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/super-kamagra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO &#8212; 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