A woman was arrested Saturday during a protest in support of animal rights.
The woman was a part of a small group of demonstrators gathered at the Italian Cultural Centre, where a trophy hunting organization was meeting.
The Safari Club International’s (the SCI) northern chapter’s 2024 banquet took place at the centre Saturday night.
The SCI is a “hunting rights” organization with an “all-species focus.”
According to the northern chapter’s Facebook page, a 10-day eight-animal hunt in Africa was to be auctioned off at the event.
Trophy hunting advocates say money from sport hunting supports animal conservation efforts, while advocates say the killing of the largest, strongest or most endangered animals does more harm than good.
“We’re basically here because we want to see a stop to the importation and exportation of wildlife,” said Tove Reece, organizer and executive director of Voice for Animals. “People are going out and killing …