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| Sabrina Corgatelli: Hunter defends 'kill' picture of giraffe and brands animal 'dangerous' | |
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| The woman who posted images of herself with a giraffe she killed has defended her actions – and called the animals “dangerous”. | The woman who posted images of herself with a giraffe she killed has defended her actions – and called the animals “dangerous”. |
| Sabrina Corgatelli first came under fire from animal rights activists after she posted images of herself online posed with giraffe carcasses and other dead animals during a guided hunt in South Africa. | Sabrina Corgatelli first came under fire from animal rights activists after she posted images of herself online posed with giraffe carcasses and other dead animals during a guided hunt in South Africa. |
| But now Corgatelli, an accountant at Idaho State University, has defended her actions, telling NBC’s Today show that she respected the animals despite hunting them. | But now Corgatelli, an accountant at Idaho State University, has defended her actions, telling NBC’s Today show that she respected the animals despite hunting them. |
| “Everybody thinks we’re cold-hearted killers and it’s not that. There is a connection to the animal, and just because we hunt them doesn’t mean we don’t have a respect for them,” she told the programme on Monday. | “Everybody thinks we’re cold-hearted killers and it’s not that. There is a connection to the animal, and just because we hunt them doesn’t mean we don’t have a respect for them,” she told the programme on Monday. |
| She added: "Giraffes are very dangerous animals. They could hurt you seriously, very quickly.” | She added: "Giraffes are very dangerous animals. They could hurt you seriously, very quickly.” |
| Many have expressed their outraged at her comments. | Many have expressed their outraged at her comments. |
| Read her explanation to be even more repulsed Giraffe Huntress Doubles Down Against Backlash During 'Today' intvw https://t.co/180SK25Z1R | Read her explanation to be even more repulsed Giraffe Huntress Doubles Down Against Backlash During 'Today' intvw https://t.co/180SK25Z1R |
| Tuned in to the Today show this morning just to see Sabrina Corgatelli attempting to explain why she decided to hunt innocent animals. | Tuned in to the Today show this morning just to see Sabrina Corgatelli attempting to explain why she decided to hunt innocent animals. |
| Corgatelli proudly published the photos of her and the animal carcasses on Facebook. | Corgatelli proudly published the photos of her and the animal carcasses on Facebook. |
| The photo with the giraffe had a caption reading: “Day #2 I got an amazing old giraffe. Such an amazing animal!!! I couldn’t be happier.” | The photo with the giraffe had a caption reading: “Day #2 I got an amazing old giraffe. Such an amazing animal!!! I couldn’t be happier.” |
| Animal rights activists around the world have condemned trophy hunting following the killing of Zimbabwe’s most famous lion, Cecil, by American dentist Walter Palmer. | Animal rights activists around the world have condemned trophy hunting following the killing of Zimbabwe’s most famous lion, Cecil, by American dentist Walter Palmer. |
| Ashley Byrne, of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, told Reuters that Corgatelli and Palmer were “self-promoting nobodies” who travelled the world to kill animals “just for thrills and to hang animal parts on their walls”. | Ashley Byrne, of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, told Reuters that Corgatelli and Palmer were “self-promoting nobodies” who travelled the world to kill animals “just for thrills and to hang animal parts on their walls”. |