Officials spark backlash after approving 'barbaric' hunting practice: 'It's just slaughter and torture'

Officials spark backlash after approving 'barbaric' hunting practice: 'It's just slaughter and torture'

Florida will have a three-week black bear hunt in December after officials voted to approve the hotly contested measure. What's happening? According to The Guardian, George Warthen, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's director of hunting and game management, said the event was necessary to "prevent negative future impacts of overpopulation."  However, conservationists noted the last such hunt was a disaster and that the animal is thr…