American woman's 'trophy hunt' pictures send animal lovers into a frenzy
Pictures of an American woman standing next to a black giraffe after shooting it during a hunting exhibition have surfaced, sparking outrage among wildlife enthusiasts.
Images of a slain black giraffe have raised the ire of many South Africans. The giraffe was shot by an American woman named Tess Talley in June 2017 and the pictures from the hunt have now resurfaced.
Tess posted pictures of herself beside the fallen animal, saying that this was her "dream hunt".
Tess had this to say when she first posted the pictures: "Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. I knew it was the one. He was over 18 years old, 4000 lbs. and was blessed to be able to get 2000 lbs. of meat from him."
Harsh criticisms of Tess's behaviour have started up once again following a tweet by @africlandpost:
White american savage who is partly a neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe coutrsey of South Africa stupidity. Her name is Tess Thompson Talley. Please share pic.twitter.com/hSK93DOOaz
— AfricaDigest (@africlandpost) June 16, 2018
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It is not clear why the pictures are being brought up again one year after the incident but people's sentiments are still very strong:
TESS THOMPSON TALLEY.
— Jessica Worley (@PinkLunatic1994) June 29, 2018
Where is the fun in killing such a beautiful animal. Why do human beings think it's acceptable to go around killing innocent beautiful creatures, FOR FUN.
Disgraceful name and shame this grotesque excuse for a human being#Tessthompsontalley pic.twitter.com/QjUXWsv8c2
#TessThompsonTalley you are an embarrassment to all Americans. https://t.co/5qtBiH6Zr1
— Call BabyJails TrumpHotels (@barquentine2001) July 3, 2018
Wow what did that giraffes ever do to you #TessThompsonTalley? So very disgusting. https://t.co/NKQJ1BnDKM
— Brigitte R. (@iambrig) July 3, 2018
Shortly after the pictures were first posted, Tess defended her actions, telling Fox News: "The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffes. The numbers of this sub-species are actually increasing due, in part, to hunters and conservation efforts paid for in large part by big game hunting. This is called conservation through game management."
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This new wave of criticism has gone as far as the world of celebrities, with Ricky Gervais and Debra Messing weighing in on the matter.