Animal Organization Windfall From Elephant Hunting, Michael Vick, Dogfighting

       Allowing tusks and other elephant parts taken from elephant hunting in Zimbabwe and Zambia to enter the United States does not mean that all of a sudden the door becomes open to elephant hunting by Americans. The door was already open in that trophy elephants parts are allowed into the states if the hunt takes place in South Africa or Namibia.
       The ban was put in place by the Obama administration on Zimbabwe and Zambia because the corruption that exists in those countries means elephant hunting could not be properly regulated.
        So why the outrage from the against cruelty, humane type animal organizations when they know full well that elephant hunting is legal in certain African countries, and that adding Zimbabwe and Zambia only expands the list but does not create any new precedent? Furthermore, it is well known that elephants and other wildlife are being decimated by the loss of habitat, not just from other threats, and that little to nothing is being done to stop this tidal wave of damage.
        They are outraged because the public is outraged. And if they properly follow public sentiment, or even better yet, lead public sentiment (through their blogs, magazines, and their other widely followed media outlets), there is a fortune to be made.
         Just like how the Michael Vick dogfighting arrest inspired anti dogfighting sentiment that these organizations capitalized on, they will also capitalize on any high profile event or issue that is potentially lucrative.
         People care about dogs, elephants and certain other animals, and that is where these organizations and certain others know there is money to be made.
         Dogfighting never went away. Ever wonder why practically no one gets arrested for the common occurring crime of dogfighting? Michael Vick was a one in a million rare exception, and his celebrity status was a huge windfall for certain animal organizations that played that arrest and the publicity it generated for everything it was worth. The same pathological dynamic that is written about extensively in previous blogs - the almost complete lack of an appropriate law enforcement response to dogfighting and animal cruelty, and the massive exploitation of these crimes by a number of animal organizations and individuals - has never changed.
          Animal cruelty is an ugly reality, but it is also a lucrative reality for a number of animal organizations and individuals that exploit and profit from this suffering. They claim to be against cruelty and for the humane or ethical treatment of animals, which allows them to continue to exploit animal suffering and take in fortunes.
          Just like dogfighting is alive and well, no thanks to a number of animal organizations and individuals that have profited well by riding the wave of sentiment against this crime, so too will the plight of elephants and other wildlife continue unabated.
           It does not have to be this way.