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Kesha: 'I urge officials to add lions to the endangered species list'

Songstress Kesha, who is known for her animal activism, has written an editorial piece for Time magazine about the recent killing of Cecil the lion

An American dentist named Walter Palmer paid a large sum of money to mindlessly kill a well-known lion named Cecil during a hunting trip to Zimbabwe and after news of this broke last week, people began a global conversation about hunting. 

'Die Young' sensation Kesha wrote the following piece against the slaughter on behalf of the Humane Society International and urges officials to work harder to protect the remaining big cats of the world: "I was heartbroken along with so many Americans who are mourning the terrible killing of the lion Cecil by a man from Minnesota."

"As an animal lover, I have traveled to Africa to walk amongst and view these stunning creatures in their natural habitat - taking care not to disturb them while also enjoying their presence... Sadly, these animals and many others face extinction from natural environments because of poachers and trophy hunters like Walter Palmer."

"It angers me that U.S. law currently does not protect African lions, and these “trophies” can flow across the U.S. border in unlimited quantities from anywhere. Poachers and trophy hunters from the U.S. and other countries are driving lions to extinction. This is the tragic reality. The U.S. must do everything it can to outlaw this perverted excuse for entertainment."

Kesha concluded: "As a Global Ambassador to Humane Society International I am joining with Humane Society of the United States and its international arm ­Humane Society International ­in urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add the African lion to the endangered species list..."

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