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Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
Laura Zuckerman, REUTERS
First posted: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:32 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:51 PM EDT
SALMON, Idaho - A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recent guided hunt in South Africa.
Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant for Idaho State University, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Monday to defend trophy hunting amid mounting international outrage over last month's killing of Cecil, Zimbabwe's most famous lion, by an American dentist.
"Everybody thinks we're cold-hearted killers and it's not that," Corgatelli said in the nationally televised interview. "There is a connection to the animal, and just because we hunt them doesn't mean we don't have a respect for them. Giraffes are very dangerous animals. They could hurt you seriously, very quickly."
Corgatelli first drew attention from a series of photos circulated via her Facebook account that showed her standing proudly with various animals she bagged in South Africa, including an impala, a warthog and a wildebeest.
"Day #2 I got an amazing old Giraffe. Such an amazing animal!!! I couldn't be happier," Corgatelli gushed in a caption to one image showing the slumped carcass draped around her.
Her photos and upbeat commentary were juxtaposed with a torrent of hostile remarks posted by viewers who "liked" her Facebook entries in order to weigh in with denunciations such as: "Shame on you for slaughtering innocent animals."
Idaho State issued a statement on Monday distancing itself from the controversy, saying it was not a university matter.
The outcry surrounding Corgatelli reverberated as fallout continued over the killing of Cecil the lion, with Zimbabwe's environment minister calling on Friday for extradition of Minneapolis dentist, Walter Palmer, 55, to face poaching charges.
Palmer has admitted killing the 13-year-old lion, which was fitted with a satellite-tracking collar, but said in a statement that he had hired professional guides and believed the required hunting permits were in order.
Ashley Byrne, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said Palmer and Corgatelli have put the spotlight on expensive, guided tours overseas in which foreign clients are guaranteed a kill by local outfitters.
"These are self-promoting nobodies who pay a lot of money to travel the world to kill animals, just for thrills and to hang animal parts on their walls," she said.
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe | World | Ne
Laura Zuckerman, REUTERS
First posted: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:32 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:51 PM EDT
SALMON, Idaho - A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recent guided hunt in South Africa.
Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant for Idaho State University, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Monday to defend trophy hunting amid mounting international outrage over last month's killing of Cecil, Zimbabwe's most famous lion, by an American dentist.
"Everybody thinks we're cold-hearted killers and it's not that," Corgatelli said in the nationally televised interview. "There is a connection to the animal, and just because we hunt them doesn't mean we don't have a respect for them. Giraffes are very dangerous animals. They could hurt you seriously, very quickly."
Corgatelli first drew attention from a series of photos circulated via her Facebook account that showed her standing proudly with various animals she bagged in South Africa, including an impala, a warthog and a wildebeest.
"Day #2 I got an amazing old Giraffe. Such an amazing animal!!! I couldn't be happier," Corgatelli gushed in a caption to one image showing the slumped carcass draped around her.
Her photos and upbeat commentary were juxtaposed with a torrent of hostile remarks posted by viewers who "liked" her Facebook entries in order to weigh in with denunciations such as: "Shame on you for slaughtering innocent animals."
Idaho State issued a statement on Monday distancing itself from the controversy, saying it was not a university matter.
The outcry surrounding Corgatelli reverberated as fallout continued over the killing of Cecil the lion, with Zimbabwe's environment minister calling on Friday for extradition of Minneapolis dentist, Walter Palmer, 55, to face poaching charges.
Palmer has admitted killing the 13-year-old lion, which was fitted with a satellite-tracking collar, but said in a statement that he had hired professional guides and believed the required hunting permits were in order.
Ashley Byrne, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said Palmer and Corgatelli have put the spotlight on expensive, guided tours overseas in which foreign clients are guaranteed a kill by local outfitters.
"These are self-promoting nobodies who pay a lot of money to travel the world to kill animals, just for thrills and to hang animal parts on their walls," she said.
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe | World | Ne
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe
Laura Zuckerman, REUTERS
First posted: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:32 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:51 PM EDT
SALMON, Idaho - A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has ignited a firestorm of criticism from animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recent guided hunt in South Africa.
Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant for Idaho State University, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Monday to defend trophy hunting amid mounting international outrage over last month's killing of Cecil, Zimbabwe's most famous lion, by an American dentist.
"Everybody thinks we're cold-hearted killers and it's not that," Corgatelli said in the nationally televised interview. "There is a connection to the animal, and just because we hunt them doesn't mean we don't have a respect for them. Giraffes are very dangerous animals. They could hurt you seriously, very quickly."
Corgatelli first drew attention from a series of photos circulated via her Facebook account that showed her standing proudly with various animals she bagged in South Africa, including an impala, a warthog and a wildebeest.
"Day #2 I got an amazing old Giraffe. Such an amazing animal!!! I couldn't be happier," Corgatelli gushed in a caption to one image showing the slumped carcass draped around her.
Her photos and upbeat commentary were juxtaposed with a torrent of hostile remarks posted by viewers who "liked" her Facebook entries in order to weigh in with denunciations such as: "Shame on you for slaughtering innocent animals."
Idaho State issued a statement on Monday distancing itself from the controversy, saying it was not a university matter.
The outcry surrounding Corgatelli reverberated as fallout continued over the killing of Cecil the lion, with Zimbabwe's environment minister calling on Friday for extradition of Minneapolis dentist, Walter Palmer, 55, to face poaching charges.
Palmer has admitted killing the 13-year-old lion, which was fitted with a satellite-tracking collar, but said in a statement that he had hired professional guides and believed the required hunting permits were in order.
Ashley Byrne, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said Palmer and Corgatelli have put the spotlight on expensive, guided tours overseas in which foreign clients are guaranteed a kill by local outfitters.
"These are self-promoting nobodies who pay a lot of money to travel the world to kill animals, just for thrills and to hang animal parts on their walls," she said.
Idaho woman comes under fire for celebrating her killing of giraffe | World | Ne
Disturbing.
We're pretty good at that.
Obviously that A$$hole has enough money to go on African Safari adventures... Must be doing something right
Just say'in
No one said *******s cant be financially successful. In general they tend to do very well for themselves.
Use to know an old guy name of cecil down at the pool hall when we were in high school. Cecil weighed about 400 and we'd call him cecil the human diesel. He'd play the pin ball machines and slam the shyte out of em tryin to get the ball to fall into the right holes. Damn near knocked those pinball machines through the wall.lol
now, is it cess-ill or cease-ill?
like: gif jiff, mehm, meem
anyway...them brits started this big game bwana hunting anyway...now they complainin':
Slaughter in the snow: Sick trophy hunters killing endangered POLAR BEARS and walruses
dead Canadian 'beasts' and such here
Cecil the lion killer's hunting pal helps rich slaughter POLAR BEARS and walruses for fun | World | News | Daily Express
like: gif jiff, mehm, meem
anyway...them brits started this big game bwana hunting anyway...now they complainin':
Slaughter in the snow: Sick trophy hunters killing endangered POLAR BEARS and walruses
dead Canadian 'beasts' and such here
Cecil the lion killer's hunting pal helps rich slaughter POLAR BEARS and walruses for fun | World | News | Daily Express
Good for her !
We all know those giraffes cause such havoc and terror they deserve to be ruthlessly killed . Like walking around
eating trees eh. The nerve !
:roll:
We all know those giraffes cause such havoc and terror they deserve to be ruthlessly killed . Like walking around
eating trees eh. The nerve !
:roll:
The list of airlines that are refusing to carry certain big game trophies on their planes is growing.
United and Air Canada have joined Delta Air Lines and American Airlines in banning the transportation of lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies as cargo.
The announcements come in the wake of outrage over the killing of an African lion named Cecil.
United, which has one route from Houston to Lagos, said in its statement that "our records also indicate that we have not shipped these types of trophies in the past." However, the company made it clear Tuesday that its new policy expressly forbids such cargo.
Air Canada said that it does not fly to Africa and that "historically the shipment of such trophies has been extremely rare," but will now ban such cargo from its planes.
Delta (DAL) was the first to announce its ban Monday.
"Delta will also review acceptance policies of other hunting trophies with appropriate government agencies and other organizations supporting legal shipments," the company said in a release.
The Atlanta-based airliner flies to Johannesburg, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Republic of Ghana and Dakar in Senegal.
American Airlines (AAL) tweeted out late Monday that it won't transport the five big game trophies "effective immediately."
The rest:
United, Air Canada are latest airlines refusing to carry big game trophies - Aug. 4, 2015
United and Air Canada have joined Delta Air Lines and American Airlines in banning the transportation of lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies as cargo.
The announcements come in the wake of outrage over the killing of an African lion named Cecil.
United, which has one route from Houston to Lagos, said in its statement that "our records also indicate that we have not shipped these types of trophies in the past." However, the company made it clear Tuesday that its new policy expressly forbids such cargo.
Air Canada said that it does not fly to Africa and that "historically the shipment of such trophies has been extremely rare," but will now ban such cargo from its planes.
Delta (DAL) was the first to announce its ban Monday.
"Delta will also review acceptance policies of other hunting trophies with appropriate government agencies and other organizations supporting legal shipments," the company said in a release.
The Atlanta-based airliner flies to Johannesburg, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Republic of Ghana and Dakar in Senegal.
American Airlines (AAL) tweeted out late Monday that it won't transport the five big game trophies "effective immediately."
The rest:
United, Air Canada are latest airlines refusing to carry big game trophies - Aug. 4, 2015
So, many of you have just managed to take many many millions of dollars out of Africa. Of course those dollars are not as good as the ones sent to various help the kids and women agencies and they save unprotected ( for a reason) animals.
People that know nothing about animals or Africa making the rules, congrats...idiots.
People that know nothing about animals or Africa making the rules, congrats...idiots.
I'm glad to see that, I could never see the point of killing an animal (unless it's detrimental like rats) just for the sake of killing it or to have a head to hang on the wall. I'd have a lot more admiration for them if they could snap a good picture to hang on the wall.
I recently read about the latest backlash for an American female trophy hunter who'd bagged a very large older giraffe. She described the creature as beautiful. What I can't get my mind around is how someone could see such beauty and then want to kill it? I can understand seeing the beauty and taking a picture to show everyone the beauty you saw, but to kill it?