LONG LIVE CECIL !! Hunting in 2015 – a blot on humanity

by Urvashi Gandhi

It is really sick and disheartening to hear about the recent wanton killing of the lion Cecil. One of the most beautiful lions of Zimbabwe has been killed by a doctor (somebody as literate as that). I happen to, and I think we all should, take this incident as a little serious happening in the year 2015. Our country had banned the animal hunting way back in 1972 but our society still has some  psychologically sick people who would wantonly hunt down animals for pleasure or perhaps, pride.

Hunting has been an age old tradition of our heritage, belonging to the times of kings and monarchs. The dead animals were displayed and wooed the king’s sense of his own valor, chivalry and his sense of ‘manliness’. But even then, our country had emperors like Asoka who condemned and did away with such a thoughtless pastime. Centuries later, here we are with another case of such a pursuit of satisfaction of one’s pride! It is even hard to imagine how can a civilized-someone impress his own sense of self by killing animals, who cannot speak, do not have any archers or bows or cemented houses to protect themselves.

Walter Palmer, the dentist who has done this honorable killing, hired a professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst to do this noble act (I don’t have words for these men and their actions and all that can justify my anger most closely is irony, just the way hunting in 2015 is oxymoronic).

I am nothing but sick hearing of this incident and I don’t really feel anger but disgust and hurt at such a show of sadism by someone belonging to the profession which people refer to as godliness in this sinful world, a doctor.

Writer of the article :   Urvashi Gandhi, hold a Doctorate in Alternative Medicines (H.M.D).