@Smokin Joe
Joe, it might be a lot of things, but, like I said, my love for these animals goes way back to my early childhood. I'm not going to suddenly now say, "Yay for killing leopard and elephants!" Not going to happen.
Is it emotional? Hell yes, it is. We all have our emotional hot buttons, and this is one of mine.
Okay, that's honest and I can see that. Just explaining this is probably as good as it will get. I won't go into predator overpopulation/die-off cycles beyond mentioning them, and I will respect your feelings.
As I said, I'm not a trophy hunter either, and wouldn't be even if I could afford it.