Trophy hunter moves again with revelations

An American trophy hunter who was inundated with death threats on social media after posting a photo of her with a giraffe that she killed said that the animal was "delicious", revealing that she had manufactured a rifle case and "decorative pillows" in the carcbad.

Tess Thompson Talley of Texas, who gained notoriety after her photo went viral last year, told CBS that she was proud to be a hunter because "it 's not a big deal. is conservation ".

"Ecologists need us, hunters, to finance them," she said.

She showed a reporter the case and the pillows she made with the giraffe and defended the trophy pictures taken by many hunters smiling with the animals they killed, reports news.com. in.

"It's a part of the black giraffe that I photographed – black because of old age – that I can carry with me and take it with me during all my hunts. I had the rifle case and decorative pillows made. out of it and everyone loves them, "said Ms. Talley.

"He (the giraffe) was delicious." Hahaha, he really was, not only was he magnificent and majestic, he was good.

"We always take pictures with our crop, which is what we do, what they've always done, there's nothing wrong with that."

"The images are a tradition that hunters have created long before social media.When social media appeared, there was a problem, it is at that time that people began to have blame and that they had a platform. "

Her original article stated that the giraffe was over 18 years old, weighed 1814 kg and gave 907 kg of meat.

She confessed to being surprised by the heavy criticism she had received on social media for posting a photo of her smiling with the dead giraffe, along with comedian Ricky Gervais and actress Debra Messing. leading a storm of protest against her.

"I was surprised, I did not expect things to get so crazy." I was publishing it for myself, my friends and family, as well as for the tons of like-minded people that I badociate and with whom I communicate on social media, "Ms. Talley told CBS.

"It really went wrong, I got mail at my house, they spread the addresses where they think I could be, they came to my job, they called my employer to try to get fired. I have an excellent employer and he supports me completely. "

When asked if she was still hunting despite negative outbursts, she replied, "Absolutely!

"It's a hobby, it's something I love to do. It's conservation, especially this hunt, it was a conservation hunt. We preserve wildlife.

"We manage herds, we manage a lot of wild animals, we are hunters and we are proud to be a hunter (sic) .I am proud to hunt and I am proud of this giraffe.

"You do what you like to do, it's joy, if you do not like it, you will not continue doing it."

She said that the slaughter of an animal had allowed her to "respect" the animal.

"You gain so much respect and appreciation for the animal because you know what this animal is going through, they are put here for us, you know, we harvest them, we eat them.

"I agree to feed my family and friends with meat, game, which is fabulous, but I also agree to provide meat around the world. dependent.

"It's difficult, it's a science, it's really hard, I'm not an ecologist, I'm a hunter, I'm doing my part, ecologists need us, hunters." , to finance them. "