4:23 pm - 03/12/2012
Donald Trump Jr. says he bears NO SHAME for slaughtering a bunch of exotic animals in Africa last year ... claiming all of his kills were used to feed local villagers.
TMZ broke the story ... DTJ is coming under fire for a series of pics which show him posing with his brother in front of several dead animals after a hunt last year -- even showing off a severed elephant tail.
Now, Trump Jr. is DEFENDING the hunt on Twitter ... writing, " I have no shame about [the pics]. I HUNT & EAT game ... I'm a hunter, for that I make no apologies."
He explained, "I can assure you it was not wasteful ... the villagers were so happy for the meat which they don't often get to eat. Very grateful."
"These are not endangered animals as an fyi."
As TMZ previously reported, Donald's sons -- Donald Jr. and Eric -- went on a hunting safari in Zimbabwe a year ago this month, and killed an elephant, crocodile, kudu, civet cat and waterbuck.
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DONALD TRUMP JR. Yes, I Killed Those Animals ... and I'm PROUD of It!
Donald Trump Jr. says he bears NO SHAME for slaughtering a bunch of exotic animals in Africa last year ... claiming all of his kills were used to feed local villagers.
TMZ broke the story ... DTJ is coming under fire for a series of pics which show him posing with his brother in front of several dead animals after a hunt last year -- even showing off a severed elephant tail.
Now, Trump Jr. is DEFENDING the hunt on Twitter ... writing, " I have no shame about [the pics]. I HUNT & EAT game ... I'm a hunter, for that I make no apologies."
He explained, "I can assure you it was not wasteful ... the villagers were so happy for the meat which they don't often get to eat. Very grateful."
"These are not endangered animals as an fyi."
As TMZ previously reported, Donald's sons -- Donald Jr. and Eric -- went on a hunting safari in Zimbabwe a year ago this month, and killed an elephant, crocodile, kudu, civet cat and waterbuck.
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What an assfuck this brat is.
Asshole.
Edited at 2012-03-12 11:07 pm (UTC)
sorry, can't stand the sympathy in these posts
unless they're centi- or millipedes. then it's like WTF NOOOOO!!!
BUT PLEASE KILL ALL BUGS/SPIDERS!!!!!!
ikr, who would want to kill this?
i just think this is the most beautiful pic ever
Edited at 2012-03-12 10:48 pm (UTC)
I saw of picture of an elephant after poachers had taken its tusks. I'm pretty sure it was still alive but I'm praying to God it wasn't. It makes my heart hurt and the image is just burned into my memory.
flawless takei
Can't fault that shit.
Elephants are endangered in other parts of Africa, but are actually pests (completely overpopulated and they destroy farmland) in some areas of Zimbabwe and the hunting of elephants is of great economic benefit to villages there (who rely on rich tourists like Trump Jr. to fork out thousands for the "honour" of shooting an elephant as game. They also sell the ivory and eat the meat... so it's a "good thing" (as good as it can be)).
JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT LEGAL POACHING IS NOT ALWAYS BAD WHY AM I STILL TYPING THANK U BYE XOXOOX
Edited at 2012-03-12 10:28 pm (UTC)
however, as i said- the hunting is necessary. whether tourists do it or not- it has to happen.
CITES stopped poaching almost altogether in the 70s and 80s and the elephant population grew too massive to control. they would graze upon farmland freely and villagers were powerless to stop them.
economically benefiting from the death of animals IS gross- i understand- but it's almost a necessary evil for impoverished areas.
at least, that what wiki tells me
Btw, poaching is illegal, no matter what. I think you mean hunting, or some such similar word.
let us hate in peace!