A Soft-Handed Predator Masquerading in Manliness
Posted: June 20th, 2020, 12:10 pm
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How we treat animals tells us something about how we treat one another.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/timothy-egan
But trophy hunters like Trump Jr. are another breed — soft-handed predators masquerading in manliness. In February, Junior gave a speech in Reno and auctioned himself off on a “dream hunt” in Alaska, to the Safari Club International, a trophy hunting club that pushed for the changes in the Last Frontier State. The Humane Society described the Reno event as a gathering of people who “celebrate the senseless killing, buying and selling of dead animals for bragging rights.”