An American woman who killed a giraffe states that it was part of the conservation effort

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WASHINGTON (AP) – A Kentucky woman vilified on social media for killing a giraffe during a hunt in Africa in 2017 said to have received thousands of messages

A photo of Tess Talley posing with a large giraffe became viral this week after the Twitter account of a site called Africa Digest posted two photos and called her a "white American savage."

The media reports that Talley is from Johnson County in eastern Kentucky. She issued a statement this week saying that the giraffe was not uncommon and that she was involved in what she called "conservation through game management."

She says in the statement "some of the most vile things have been directed against me and many other Talley has been criticized on social media by celebrities like Ricky Gervais and Debra Messing, the actress of" Will and Grace ", who called it "loathsome, vile, amoral, ruthless and selfish".

A white American savage who is in part a Neanderthal comes to Africa and slays a very rare coutrsey of black giraffes from the stupidity of South Africa. She calls Tess Thompson Talley. Please share pic.twitter.com/hSK93DOOaz

– AfricaDigest (@africlandpost) June 16, 2018

Photos posted by Talley last year show him upright and smiling next to a dead giraffe with the caption: "The dream hunt once in a lifetime has been achieved today!"

Trophy hunting is a legal practice in many African countries.

She states in her statement that the giraffe was over 18 years old and had killed "I understand that hunting is not for everyone," she said in the statement, but "if it was another belief that was different, threats and insults would be considered hideous, "she added. However, for whatever reason, it is acceptable to act this way because it is hunting. "

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