DEESIDE'S MP has backed a campaign to ban trophy hunting.

Every year thousands of endangered animals are killed by hunters and their body parts taken as trophies. One of the most famous victims of this trade was Cecil the Lion, who was wounded with an arrow and then killed thirteen hours later by an American dentist.

Trophy hunts are popular with tourists who seek to hunt big game and import parts of the corpses, such as a lion’s head or cheetah’s pelt, to display.

Mark Tami said: "I am proud to have signed Early Day Motion 50 in parliament, which calls for an end to the barbaric practice of trophy hunting.

The Leader:

"Killing animals for trophies is just morally wrong and should have no place in modern Britain.

"I call on the government to listen to this campaign and ban the import of hunting trophies completely. This will go a long way to ending this macabre trade.

"I would like to thank the constituents who have contacted me about this important issue."

Conservation experts are concerned that trophy hunting has a particularly dangerous effect on animals, as the ones that are chosen to be killed are often the leader of a social groups.

This is because they often have the largest tusks, horns or manes, making them more dominant in their society but also more of a prize for hunters.

Around 47 MPs have currently signed the motion calling for a ban.