Two Zimbabweans accused of helping an American dentist hunt
Cecil the lion have appeared in court amid growing anger over the protected
animal’s slaughter. Professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst (right) and local
landowner Honest Ndlovu (left) allegedly assisted Dr. Walter Palmer, who has
since received death threats, catch and kill the lion.
legal guidelines on his trip to Africa, during which he shot Cecil with a
crossbow on July 1 before skinning and beheading him. Continue…
charged with poaching, about 435 miles west of the capital Harare and were both
released on bail of $1,000.
failing to ‘prevent an unlawful hunt’ and documents say Bronkhorst was
supervising while his client, Palmer, shot the animal. The court documents made
no mention of Palmer as a suspect.
lion stormed Dr Palmer’s working place and home leaving different messages
there for him. Dr Palmer’s whereabout at the moment is unknown according to
reports but he has issued an apology letter which a lot of people say is not
enough. See the protests in photos below;
A memorial set up for late cecil at Dr Palmer’s office in Bloomington, Minnesota, along with a sign calling the hunter
a killer
Stuffed lions were placed at Dr Palmer’s house and
protesters dressed as ‘dentist hunters’ while armed with squirt guns outside
his office
Artful protest: Painter Mark Balma paints a portrait of Cecil the lion to donate to anti-poaching efforts in the parking lot of Dr. Walter Palmer’s dental clinic
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