World Animal News (WAN) & Peace 4 Animals (P4A) Speak Out About The Shockumentary "Trophy" That Aired Sunday, January 14, 2018 on CNN

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the shocking images are difficult to watch, others should have never aired because the scenarios which played out in the film should not have been allowed to occur in the first place.

Horrifically, the controversial documentary Trophy, which debuted on CNN on Sunday, January 14th, contained all of the above, according to leading animal news network World Animal News and its charity Peace 4 Animals.

An American hunter talking about how God created animals for people to have dominion over, crying tears of joy after killing an unsuspecting lion and countless other endangered species including an elephant.

A live blindfolded rhino having his horns sawed off for profit.

A hunter cheered on by his group after shooting an elephant who lies nearby moaning in pain and dying.

The horrific photo-ops of boastful hunters next to their fallen prey.

These are among the haunting images in Trophy.

What was not included in the traumatic two hours of footage, was equally distressing, as it portrayed a nearly one-sided view of the value of big-game hunting, breeding and its so-called role in wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa.

Peace 4 Animals' partner in the true conservation of endangered species, Born Free, and 28 conservation leaders, representing millions of members worldwide, recently urged CNN to reconsider airing Trophy.

Travers spoke to WAN's Katie Cleary in London this past year and Cleary was shocked to learn that Trophy seemed to be very misleading to the public with really no other viewpoint but that of the Trophy Hunters who seemingly hunt to fulfill some kind of sick high they get from killing an endangered species.

"When I watched the film on CNN, my concern was met with anger," said Cleary, President of Peace 4 Animals and WAN, "that Travers and other activists only had a very brief chance to give their side of the story for the animals' sake, and seem to be edited out of the shockumentary almost entirely without giving the audience an accurate viewpoint of the real conservationists who are fighting every day to save these species from extinction."

"The time is critical, we have another five years left before we may lose the big 5 in Africa to poaching and trophy hunting altogether, we must act now the try and save these species before it's too late. The real people who are working hard to save these animals are those on the front lines of the fight, the anti-poaching units on the ground in Africa, and the animal welfare organizations fighting behind them. We must put our efforts toward supporting them, not the people who kill these animals for so-called "sport" or profit," stated Cleary.

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SOURCE World Animal News & Peace 4 Animals