British Comedian Ricky Gervais slammed a trophy hunter this week on Twitter, who posted a picture of herself, smiling, next to a slain giraffe. <\/p>\n
“What must’ve happened to you in your life to make you want to kill a beautiful animal & then lie next to it smiling?,” the 53-year-old said on Twitter referring to the woman in the picture Rebecca Francis, the co-host of Eye of the Hunter. <\/p>\n
\nWhat must've happened to you in your life to make you want to kill a beautiful animal & then lie next to it smiling? pic.twitter.com\/DyYw1T5ck2<\/a><\/p>\n— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFrancis defended her kill in an article on HuntingLife.com, explaining that the dead animal was donated to local residents. <\/p>\n
“When I was in Africa five years ago I was of the mindset that I would never shoot a giraffe,” she wrote. “I was approached toward the end of my hunt with a unique circumstance. They showed me this beautiful old bull giraffe that was wandering all alone. He had been kicked out of the herd by a younger and stronger bull. He was past his breeding years and very close to death. They asked me if I would preserve this giraffe by providing all the locals with food and other means of survival. He was inevitably going to die soon and he could either be wasted or utilized by the local people. I chose to honor his life by providing others with his uses and I do not regret it for one second. Once he was down there were people waiting to take his meat. They also took his tail to make jewelry, his bones to make other things, and did not waste a single part of him. I am grateful to be a part of something so good.”<\/p>\n
Gervais didn\u2019t buy her explanation. He mocked it by posing next to a bowl of rice and tofu, saying it was \u201cold and sad and wanted me to kill it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThis Tofu & Rice was old and sad and wanted me to kill it. Now I will eat it. pic.twitter.com\/5vsstpUZaL<\/a><\/p>\n— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nI know we are all different & I don't expect Trophy Hunters to change their ways, but I will always speak up for animals because I can \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n