Doktor gigi diburu selepas penggal kepala singa

Seorang doktor gigi dari Amerika Syarikat kini diburu oleh pihak berkuasa antarabangsa gara-gara tindakannya membunuh seekor singa ketika berburu di Zimbabwe.

Walter James Palmer, yang juga seorang pemburu, berbuat demikian selepas dikatakan membayar AS$35 ribu (RM133,300) untuk permit berburu di Taman Negara Zimbabwe.

Singa yang menjadi mangsa Palmer, Cecil, merupakan salah satu daripada haiwan yang menjadi ikon taman negara berkenaan.

Menurut laporan beberapa portal berita, pembunuhan Cecil sangat kejam kerana haiwan itu pada mulanya dipanah sebelum ditembak dengan senapang.

Angry about tragic, senseless death of #CecilTheLion too? Support groups like @WildAid working to conserve species http://t.co/y0nppfipuZ
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) July 29, 2015

#VIRAL: US dentist exposed as #CecilTheLion killer - now most hated man on Internet http://t.co/lh3koLfjxu pic.twitter.com/JtzXuGf3rf
— RT (@RT_com) July 29, 2015

How can people kill and destroy such innocent and beautiful animals? I will never understand that #CecilTheLion
— Lisette (@lisette_vincent) July 29, 2015

#CeciltheLion teaches us all that you should never, ever, ever, EVER mess with an animal beloved by the internet. Hint: that's ALL animals.
— Katie (@stressandstars) July 29, 2015

I'm still wondering why killing animals for sport is a thing #CecilTheLion
— Alexandra (@Renabug22) July 29, 2015

Do you not kill Cows and Chickens to satisfy your hunger? #CecilTheLion or if the framing part that's the issue?
— Thabo Legwete (@T_G_L_) July 29, 2015

It makes me sick to my stomach to think how that absolute knob killed #CecilTheLion. Put an arrow through his head and leave him to die.
— Sam Herbert (@sam_herb) July 29, 2015

There were 100k African lions in wild in 2000. 25k today. Meanwhile, numbers of dentists have continued to rise #CecilTheLion
— Joe O'Shea (@josefoshea) July 29, 2015

#CecilTheLion This is the sort of picture we should be retweeting, pic.twitter.com/LCWhQXnrZa
— Danny smith... (@doglab) July 29, 2015

Palmer juga dilaporkan memenggal kepala Cecil sebagai 'kenang-kenangan'.

Hashtag #cecilthelion kini membanjiri Twitter sebagai tanda simpati dan tidak puas hati dengan tindakan tidak berperikemanusiaan itu.

Satu petisyen juga diwujudkan orang ramai untuk mendesak Presiden Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe agar menghentikan pemberian permit berburu di kawasan berkenaan.