Former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson recently drew flak from netizens, when a photo showing him and a lion he shot dead as a birthday gift to himself during a hunting expedition in South Africa, circulated in the web.
The photos, which were initially published in June on the website of the Philippine Times of Southern Nevada, show Singson posing beside a male lion and an antelope that he shot at the Kalahari Desert as he celebrated his birthday.
According to the report, Singson went to the Kalahari Desert, which extends 900,000 square kilometers and covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa, to hunt wild animals.
Singson, like all other hunters, waited for about a year to get his shooting license, it said.
"His hunting rifle took down a male lion and an antelope, highly valued targets. Needless to say, he couldn't be happier. His feats were celebrated in his birthday bash in Spear Safari, also in the savannah. An image of his prized catch is printed onto his cake, making the celebration go down in history as one of the most memorable," the report said.
On micro-blogging site Twitter, some netizens reacted negatively to the photos.
Earlier this month, Singson and his daughter Richelle drew negative comments online when they posted photos of them hunting endemic wild ducks in Ilocos Sur.
Singson has yet to comment on the issues. --Source: ABS-CBN News
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| Chavit Singson poses with a lion he shot dead in South Africa |
The photos, which were initially published in June on the website of the Philippine Times of Southern Nevada, show Singson posing beside a male lion and an antelope that he shot at the Kalahari Desert as he celebrated his birthday.
According to the report, Singson went to the Kalahari Desert, which extends 900,000 square kilometers and covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa, to hunt wild animals.
Singson, like all other hunters, waited for about a year to get his shooting license, it said.
"His hunting rifle took down a male lion and an antelope, highly valued targets. Needless to say, he couldn't be happier. His feats were celebrated in his birthday bash in Spear Safari, also in the savannah. An image of his prized catch is printed onto his cake, making the celebration go down in history as one of the most memorable," the report said.
On micro-blogging site Twitter, some netizens reacted negatively to the photos.
I believe hunting is not a sport! Mr. Chavit Singson i know you have a license but this breaks my heart! 💔😭 #PETApic.twitter.com/V5FKfMPA1g
— Meil Aguana (@iamsoMeily) November 21, 2013Shame on you Chavit Singson! Animal cruelty! http://t.co/rxj6eCQpkO
— JEC(ジェク) (@jec_in_tokyo) November 21, 2013Earlier this month, Singson and his daughter Richelle drew negative comments online when they posted photos of them hunting endemic wild ducks in Ilocos Sur.
Singson has yet to comment on the issues. --Source: ABS-CBN News