Cecil the Lion – the king of the jungle allegedly killed by an American big game hunter last month – is being memorialized as a plush toy.
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According to Ty Inc., all profits from sales of Cecil the lion Beanie Babies will go directly to University of Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been tracking Cecil the lion since 2008, as Fortune reports.
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Hopefully, this special Beanie Baby will raise awareness for animal conservation and give comfort to all saddened by the loss of Cecil”, {
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Cecil was a famous attraction at the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.
The company has supported animal causes in the past.
In 2004, Ty created a collection of Beanie Infants for World Wildlife Federation.
As just lately as Might, Delta, based mostly in Atlanta, stated it might proceed to permit animal trophy shipments – so long as they have been authorized. At the time, some worldwide carriers prohibited such cargo.
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WildCRU said Tuesday it has now raised more than 500,000 British pounds ($780,000) in donations since news of the lion’s killing emerged, helped by a $100,000 donation by U.S. billionaire philanthropists Tom and Daphne Kaplan.
