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A US BIG game hunter has prompted fresh outrage online, after appearing on TV yesterday to defend trophy hunting.
It comes in the wake of the global outrage over the killing of Cecil – Zimbabwe’s most famous lion – by American dentist Walter Palmer.
“To me it’s not just killing an animal, it’s the hunt,” Sabrina Corgatelli told NBC’s Today programme.
“There’s a lot of personal things in my life that have happened recently that have added to that. I won’t get into that or disclose those feelings.
“Everybody just thinks we’re cold-hearted killers, and it’s not that.
“There is a connection with 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 came to attention after she posted a series of photos to Facebook, showing her posing with animals she had shot dead while hunting in South Africa.
In one post she wrote: “To all the haters, stay tuned, you’re gonna have so much more to be p***ed about.”
She told Today she heard about the outrage over Cecil the day after she shot the giraffe pictured in the main photo here.
Her appearance, as you might imagine, has prompted fresh criticism – from animal rights groups, and other social media users:
Maybe our TDs could get up a little earlier than usual, maybe work a little overtime, maybe work a 48 week-year like most of us do.
@Of a break. Of a Kitkat.: careful now, asking for that sort of commitment would make them take yet another pay rise without needing to ask.
@Of a break. Of a Kitkat.: now that’s taken the biscuit
@Of a break. Of a Kitkat.: Our TDs deserve two fingers. Or four..
@Of a break. Of a Kitkat.: Looks like they just woke up to at least one reality.
Homelessness rising, housing crisis, more people than ever on trolleys…sorry can’t look at any of that because of Brexit. Don’t blame us for those things. It’s not like we have been in office for years and just let those issues get worse…
@Wade Wilson:
The fact is, The biggest waste of money and resources in Ireland is not dole scroungers, It’s Politicians.
Thats a joke. They’re just back from.their month long xmas holidays.
Good, it might slow down Leo’s sneaky Carbon Tax that he’s trying to get Revenue to take over like the Property Tax, which reminds me, what have you done so far with the Carbon Tax and the VAT on petrol, diesel, gas oh yeah and the Sugar Tax and let us not forget Property Tax and while your at it, tell us about the Digital Media Tax which you’d like to replace the TV license with, God I’m exhausted ZZZZ
So our country comes to a stand still while another country sorts out it’s own mess?
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