christiefan915
Catalyst
For those who think petitions don't work, read the bolded paragraph.
"More than 250,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that South Africa deny future entry to Melissa Bachman, a big game hunter whose smiling photo with a dead lion has sparked considerable outrage.
The petition, launched by Cape Town resident Elan Burman, includes a letter addressed to Director General Mkuseli Apleni and other South African officials.
"She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation this country prides itself on," Burman wrote. "Her latest Facebook post features her with a lion she has just executed and murdered in our country. As taxpayers we demand she no longer be granted access to this country and its natural resources."
According to Change.org, Burman's petition has 257,753 supporters. A Facebook group called "Stop Melissa Bachman" has more than 148,000 "likes."
...This isn't the first time Bachman has been the target of Internet scorn. In 2012, the National Geographic channel dropped Bachman from "Ultimate Survivor Alaska" after more than 13,000 people signed an online petition demanding her removal.
The latest wave of protests has caught the attention of several celebrities, including Ricky Gervais, who posted a photo of a living lion to Twitter on Monday.
"Would you shoot this beautiful creature for no reason other than it gave you a sick thrill?" Gervais wrote.
http://news.yahoo.com/melissa-bachman-big-game-protest-161458798.html
"More than 250,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that South Africa deny future entry to Melissa Bachman, a big game hunter whose smiling photo with a dead lion has sparked considerable outrage.
The petition, launched by Cape Town resident Elan Burman, includes a letter addressed to Director General Mkuseli Apleni and other South African officials.
"She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation this country prides itself on," Burman wrote. "Her latest Facebook post features her with a lion she has just executed and murdered in our country. As taxpayers we demand she no longer be granted access to this country and its natural resources."
According to Change.org, Burman's petition has 257,753 supporters. A Facebook group called "Stop Melissa Bachman" has more than 148,000 "likes."
...This isn't the first time Bachman has been the target of Internet scorn. In 2012, the National Geographic channel dropped Bachman from "Ultimate Survivor Alaska" after more than 13,000 people signed an online petition demanding her removal.
The latest wave of protests has caught the attention of several celebrities, including Ricky Gervais, who posted a photo of a living lion to Twitter on Monday.
"Would you shoot this beautiful creature for no reason other than it gave you a sick thrill?" Gervais wrote.
http://news.yahoo.com/melissa-bachman-big-game-protest-161458798.html
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