Trophy hunting as a sport is shocking activity in itself. And while there are several campaigns to ban the practice completely, there are also some places which lure tourists with a hunting package! A couple named Darren and Carolyn Carter has been getting all sorts of angry reactions after a picture of them kissing in front of a massive hunt of a lion in South Africa has come up online. The shocking picture shows the trophy hunters kissing with a corpse of a lion in front of them. The couple made the kill on the "canned hunt" experience in South Africa. Video of Man Hunting Sleeping Lion Goes Viral, Social Media Users Condemn 'Cowardly' Act of Trophy Hunting.

This ridiculous experience invites tourists to come and killed the magnificent beasts in a confined area. The hunters then take back the body parts to flaunt them as trophies of their kills. The practice seriously needs to be put an end to and there are various campaigns condemning it. Legelela Safaris, one of the many companies which give the provision of trophy hunting to tourists shared the picture of the Carter couple on their page. American Trophy Hunter is 'Proud' of Killing Rare Black Giraffe, Defends Her Viral Pic With Slain Animal!

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In the pictures that were shared on Facebook, they were pictured with another killed lion. The caption by the page says, "There is nothing like hunting the king of the jungle in the sands of the Kalahari. Well done to the happy huntress and the team..."

Here's The Picture with Another Killed Lion:

These pictures are definitely shocking and as per reports in The Mirror the couple describes themselves as "Passionate conservationists." Residents of Alberta, they run a taxidermy business called Solitude Taxidermy. According to experts, the lion was bred specifically to be killed one day for someone's entertainment purposes. Eduardo Goncalves of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting told in a report to The Sun, "It looks as though this lion was a tame animal killed in an enclosure, bred for the sole purpose of being the subject of a smug selfie. This couple should be utterly ashamed of themselves, not showing off and snogging for the cameras."

The topic of trophy hunting with the announced ban of imports of hunting trophies in the UK. It is really shocking how the couple takes pride in posing in front of their kill and people on the internet also expressed anger at the practice.

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