An American dentist might have illegally killed a lion in Zimbabwe. This lion was well loved by tourists, called Cecil the Lion. The dentist killed the lion with a crossbow. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

What should the punishment be for this dentist? Should big game hunting be banned? Let us know in the comments below.

Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world…

“Cecil the lion – the most famous creature in one of Zimbabwe’s national parks – was killed by an American hunter who has boasted about shooting a menagerie of animals with his bow and arrow, The Telegraph can reveal.

Walter James Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, is believed to have paid £35,000 to shoot and kill the much-loved lion with a bow and arrow. The animal was shot on July 1 in Hwange National Park. Two independent sources have confirmed the hunter’s identity to the paper, which has also seen a copy of the relevant hunting permit.”