GoDaddy CEO kills elephant, videotapes act
'Bob Parsons says he shot pachyderm to protect crops; PETA outraged '
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This year, GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons went on an African vacation and shot an elephant. He recorded the whole thing on video.
There's one scene where a swarm of "hungry" villagers rip flesh off the dead elephant.
All the villagers are wearing bright orange GoDaddy-branded hats, too.
Lots of people are upset about it, including PETA.
Parsons says he did it because the elephant was eating villagers' crops. Opponents say there are non-lethal ways to solve that kind of problem.
We have no idea who's right - just that the whole video is weird.
It's definitely the kind of thing only a super rich CEO/founder of a privately-held company could get away with.
If you're wondering if it was illegal, it wasn't. By the way, can I ask why 'hungry' is in quotes? Are Zimbabwe villagers famous for faking starvation to get free elephant meat or some shit?
Also, the non-lethal ways I've heard proposed on the news so far are... fences. An elephant-proof fence? Paid for and maintained by... who, exactly?
Source.
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This year, GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons went on an African vacation and shot an elephant. He recorded the whole thing on video.
There's one scene where a swarm of "hungry" villagers rip flesh off the dead elephant.
All the villagers are wearing bright orange GoDaddy-branded hats, too.
Lots of people are upset about it, including PETA.
Parsons says he did it because the elephant was eating villagers' crops. Opponents say there are non-lethal ways to solve that kind of problem.
We have no idea who's right - just that the whole video is weird.
It's definitely the kind of thing only a super rich CEO/founder of a privately-held company could get away with.
If you're wondering if it was illegal, it wasn't. By the way, can I ask why 'hungry' is in quotes? Are Zimbabwe villagers famous for faking starvation to get free elephant meat or some shit?
Also, the non-lethal ways I've heard proposed on the news so far are... fences. An elephant-proof fence? Paid for and maintained by... who, exactly?
Source.