More than 300 000 people have signed a petition asking national carrier South African Airways (SAA) to stop transporting hunting trophies.
Last month SAA overturned a temporary embargo it put in place in May, after a shipment of elephant tusks made its way to Australia under the label "mechanical equipment".
“Endangered African animals such as the rhino, elephant, leopard and lions are being hunted and poached to extinction, and SAA has a moral obligation to safeguard these precious animals,” says non-governmental organisation (NGO), Change.
After Cecil the lion was killed in Zimbabwe, many airlines, such as Delta, United, Virgin, British Airways, Emirates, realised that it was poor business practice and conservation policy to support the slaughter of wild animals, says the NGO.
Despite global criticism, South African Airways is enabling trophy hunters, while other airlines have listened to their customers.
Public puts pressure on SAA re hunting trophies
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