***LOCAL PICKUP ONLY, NOT AVAILABLE TO SHIP. Due to the size and fragile nature of this item, we cannot guarantee it will arrive safely.
Height: With base- 9.25ft Giraffe without base-8ft
Length:21"
Width: 29"
Is It Ethical To Have A Giraffe?
The initial idea of hunting safari animals usually has a negative connotation but there’s much more to legal hunting than most people realize. It is illegal to transport meat from Africa into Canada and the U.S. due to safety concerns, so what happens to the meat of a hunted safari animal? While the hunter is only allowed to take back the hide, head, and horns/antlers the rest is given back to the local tribes and communities, or sold in markets to the local populations. Communities and tribes use every part of the animal so nothing goes to waste. A percentage of the fees used to pay for the legal hunting go back to conservation efforts for the hunted species. Local governments regulate privately owned big game plots and decide how many animals are allowed to be legally harvested and where depending on population numbers. Data from the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) suggested that populations of giraffes increased in areas where sustainable hunting of giraffes was permitted. Reasons being that hunters typically target older more seasoned males that have already contributed to the gene pool, making way for fresher bloodlines. In some instances, it is because the animal is injured and needs to be put down, like the taxidermy giraffe we ran into a few years ago that had acquired a broken neck from fighting with another male. Even then, not all safari taxidermy is the result of sustainable hunting, several of our unique pieces were from zoo or animal conservation deaths, like our juvenile hippo skull for example. At Black Moth our goal is to further educate ourselves and others on the misconceptions and logistics of sustainable hunting of safari animals.
Here are a few links to read more about the practice of sustainable giraffe harvesting:
https://giraffeconservation.org/facts/what-are-the-main-threats-to-giraffe-why-are-their-numbers-declining/
https://safariclubfoundation.org/giraffe-populations-show-benefits-of-sustainable-use-of-wildlife-in-africa/
Why choose local pickup? Ordering ahead of time online ensures that the piece you want is yours when you get to the store! If choosing local pickup on a Sunday please keep in mind we are closed Mondays. Your order will be ready the following Tuesday.
