pay-per-view slaughter

pay-per-view slaughter
 n.— «Technology that enables people to stalk online and kill real prey has alarmed hunters and lawmakers intent on pre-emptively blocking the practice. About two dozen states already have outlawed the method, which the Humane Society of the United States calls pay-per-view slaughter.» —“Should Killing Be Merely a Mouse Click Away?” New York Times Mar. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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