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| Subject: Howling morons: Lion hunter becomes the hunted in barrage of pathetic criticism Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:47 pm | |
| An American television presenter has prompted outrage after boasting online that she killed a lion in South Africa.
Melissa Bachman, a keen hunter who produces programs on the American outdoors, posted a photograph on Facebook and Twitter of her holding a rifle and smiling beside the corpse of a male lion.
''Incredible day in South Africa,'' the self-styled ''hardcore huntress'' said of her pursuits at the Maroi Conservancy. ''Stalked inside 60 yards on this beautiful male lion - what a hunt!''
A furious online reaction led Bachman to deactivate her Facebook and Twitter pages within hours. Advertisement
It also prompted an online petition asking the South African government to bar her from returning.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/lion-hunter-becomes-the-hunted-in-barrage-of-criticism-20131116-2xnum.html#ixzz2kqr7KBUO |
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