ANIMAL advocate and much-loved TV regular Dr Amir Khan has joined with animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK to front a short film exposing the cruelty of the trophy hunting industry.

In the film, Bradford doctor Amir explains why the UK’s proposed ban on hunting trophy imports – due to be debated by MPs in Parliament on Friday, November 25 – is a vital step towards protecting threatened and endangered species.

Around the world, tens of thousands of animals every year are killed by hunters who pay thousands of pounds purely to kill for their own pleasure, often taking photos alongside the dead bodies of the animals they’ve shot and then cutting off their body parts to bring home as souvenirs.

Dr Amir said: “Like the majority of the British public, I find the concept of trophy hunting – the killing of animals for fun, especially species which are rare or endangered – disgusting.

“Seeing images of hunters posing with an animal they have just killed makes my blood boil.

“We cannot continue to support an industry which profits from the death of rare animals and exploits the natural world for short-term gain.

“That’s why HSI/UK and I are calling on the UK Government to ban the import of hunting trophies and end its involvement in this outdated practice.”