Last year, Tess Thompson Talley went viral after she posted a photo from a hunting trip on Facebook. In it, she posed with the body of a black giraffe she’d killed. People around the world were outraged, but she was far from contrite.
In a new interview, she doubled down and explained that she ended up eating the giraffe, who was “delicious.” Find out why she thinks she’s helping the animals.
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“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” she told CBS This Morning on June 7.
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“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” she told CBS This Morning on June 7.
“I am proud to hunt, and I am proud of that giraffe,” she explained.
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“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” she told CBS This Morning on June 7.
“I am proud to hunt, and I am proud of that giraffe,” she explained.
In her Facebook post last year, which she’s now deleted, she said the giraffe was her “dream hunt” and she was “blessed to be able to get 2,000 lbs. of meat from him.”
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“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” she told CBS This Morning on June 7.
“I am proud to hunt, and I am proud of that giraffe,” she explained.
In her Facebook post last year, which she’s now deleted, she said the giraffe was her “dream hunt” and she was “blessed to be able to get 2,000 lbs. of meat from him.”
She revealed on Friday that she turned the giraffe into a gun case and decorative pillows.
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“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” she told CBS This Morning on June 7.
“I am proud to hunt, and I am proud of that giraffe,” she explained.
In her Facebook post last year, which she’s now deleted, she said the giraffe was her “dream hunt” and she was “blessed to be able to get 2,000 lbs. of meat from him.”
She revealed on Friday that she turned the giraffe into a gun case and decorative pillows.
“He was delicious,” she said about eating the majestic mammal. “He really was. Not only was he beautiful and majestic, he was good.”
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Photo credit: Getty Images
She said that the kill was part of a “conservation hunt.” She claimed, “We are preserving the wildlife. We are managing herds. We are managing numbers of wildlife. We are hunters, and we are proud to be hunters.”
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Photo credit: Getty Images
She said that the kill was part of a “conservation hunt.” She claimed, “We are preserving the wildlife. We are managing herds. We are managing numbers of wildlife. We are hunters, and we are proud to be hunters.”
What do you think of Tess’s actions? Sound off in the comments!
“It’s a hobby, it’s something that I love to do,” she told CBS This Morning on June 7.
“I am proud to hunt, and I am proud of that giraffe,” she explained.
In her Facebook post last year, which she’s now deleted, she said the giraffe was her “dream hunt” and she was “blessed to be able to get 2,000 lbs. of meat from him.”
She revealed on Friday that she turned the giraffe into a gun case and decorative pillows.
“He was delicious,” she said about eating the majestic mammal. “He really was. Not only was he beautiful and majestic, he was good.”
She said that the kill was part of a “conservation hunt.” She claimed, “We are preserving the wildlife. We are managing herds. We are managing numbers of wildlife. We are hunters, and we are proud to be hunters.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
What do you think of Tess’s actions? Sound off in the comments!
