Kind of heartbreaking to see the lion writhing around after being woken with a bullet


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'I live to pour boiling water on that man': Outpouring of disgust as trophy hunter creeps up on sleeping lion, shoots it, watches it writhe in agony and then celebrates its death

By Stephanie Haney For Dailymail.com

Published: 22:49 EDT, 18 March 2019

Video shared on social media shows a trophy hunter shooting and killing a sleeping lion and then being congratulated on the kill.


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At the current rate of lion hunting and poaching, the majestic animals could go extinct by the year 2050, according to the African Wildlife Foundation.


The video shows an unnamed hunter, who is referred to by last name but inaudibly, pointing a rifle at a sleeping lion while he's being coached to shoot.

The hunter fires one shot, and awakes the lion, which arches its back in pain and looks around at where the attack has come from.

Before the lion can understand the assault against it, the hunter fires a second and third shot.

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The clip then cuts to the guide prodding the lion with the butt of the rifle to ensure it's dead, saying again, 'Very nice lion,' while shaking the shooter's hand once more.

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