OMFG!!!! An Elephant was Killed!!!!

Blog originally posted on April 1, 2011

Taken from an article on AOL Small Business News:

Go Daddy founder and CEO Bob Parsons is not one to back down from a little controversy. The outspoken entrepreneur helped make his company a household name -- and the largest Internet domain registrar in the world -- with edgy Super Bowl commercials that have become perennial water-cooler fodder. Now, he finds himself in the crosshairs of the equally outspoken PETA and other animal-rights advocates over a graphic video he posted online, which depicts him shooting and killing an elephant in Zimbabwe. The video has already been viewed more than 300,000 times.
Parsons, a member of the AOL Small Business Board of Directors, says he was working with tribal authorities to prevent "problem elephant" from decimating crops, legally, and that the slain elephant provided food for impoverished villagers. PETA is leading the charge against Parsons, branding him the "Scummiest CEO of the Year," canceling its Go Daddy account and encouraging others to do the same. "Instead of coming up with flimsy excuses for killing these highly intelligent and social animals, Parsons should use his wealth to fund humane solutions to human/elephant conflicts," PETA said on its website.
"Things couldn't be better," Parsons said in an interview with AOL Small Business, deflecting the criticism and noting that the hunt not only helped feed Zimbabwean villagers and protect their crops -- but that the ensuing controversy will inevitably help Go Daddy too.
It's an interesting question for entrepreneurs, who are often the public faces of their companies and run the risk of alienating customers with their personal behavior, political views and the like. Parsons, for his part, isn't too worried. His advice? Be yourself, and when controversy strikes, keep being yourself.
Link to full article:
GoDaddy's Bob Parsons Brushes off Criticism over Elephant Killing

Picture of Parsons and the elephant he killed:

My opinion is...
I believe there's nothing wrong with Bob shooting this elephant for food. 
People do it here all of the time when they hunt; why is this different?

Also, what about all of the other animals that are pushed through the manufacturing line to be slaughtered viciously after being kept in deplorable environments and suffered every second since they were born? Why do people make such a huge deal over an elephant killed for food, when all of this is going on in our own country and nothing is being done about it? This is a cow being restrained just prior to slaughtering:

So go ahead and whine and complain about this elephant being shot to feed some hungry people while you shove another hamburger in your hole....go right ahead, you fucking idiot.