The internet went into an uproar when it was discovered that a dentist from America went to Zimbabwe and hunted and killed a lion, who the locals called Cecil. The lion was also a part of a study being done Oxford University, who had placed a tracking collar on the lion.
Lets remember that UFC fighters are people too and several of them had some pretty strong reactions to the news.
Check it out!
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." #cecilthelion
— Dr Rosi Sexton (@RosiSexton) July 30, 2015
Hunting for sport! #CecilTheLion #notcool
— tim means (@MeansTim) July 29, 2015
Confession: My heart hurts over Cecil the Lion. I have literally no connection to him or the circumstances but I feel awful/guilty about it.
— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) July 29, 2015
Funny how simple old animals can have such an impact on us humans, RIP #CecilTheLion didn't know I had so many of your pix saved in my phone
— TheOnceAndFutureKing (@BensonHenderson) July 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/626176401532682240
For the American man who killed #CecilTheLion in Zimbabwe here ya go. #Hunting for the sake of… https://t.co/1KcRkRf37r
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 28, 2015
I'm irrationally sad about Cecil the lion
— Peggy Morgan (@peggymorganmma) July 28, 2015
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