South Africa has commissioned a group of experts to study a shady practice that allows hunters, mostly tourists, a chance to shoot caged wildlife. It’s called “canned hunting” and involves animals, some bred in captivity, trapped in a fenced-in area and waiting for someone who has paid for the opportunity to shoot them, the Times of London reports. Some of the animals are easily tracked with a transmitting collar it wears, giving the animal less of a chance. Some hunters use bow and arrow, giving the animal a couple extra minutes of a slow, painful death. South African Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said the panel will study the industry to possibly regulate it. Fifty-four thousand animals were killed last year — animals such as lions, leopards, giraffes, mongooses and zebras. © Copyright 2005 by United Press International

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