‘Trophy’ takes an in-depth look at the controversial multi-billion-dollar big-game hunting industry, unravelling the complex and often misrepresented consequences of imposing economic value on animals.
‘Trophy’ takes an in-depth look at the multi-billion dollar industry behind big-game hunting, animal farming and breeding, both in Africa and the USA. The film explores the complex consequences of imposing economic value on wild animals, in particular rare and threatened species such as the lion, elephant and rhino. Is it cruel or wrong to treat wild animals as commodities? Or does breeding, farming and hunting them perhaps provide the only certain way to protect them?
