Girl, 12, branded ‘murderer’ after posing with giraffe and zebra she killed

A 12-year-old girl has posted photos of herself hunting giraffes and zebras, sparking outrage online. Aryanna Gourdin and her dad Eli travelled from Utah in the US to South Africa specifically to hunt big game. While there, she posted a photo on Facebook of herself posing next to a dead zebra with a pink quiver and set of arrows. ‘One of my dream hunts for sure,’ she wrote. Unsurprisingly, the photos sparked a massive backlash. One had more than 73,000 comments, with people calling her ‘sick’ and an ‘animal hater’. Aryanna told ABC News afterwards: ‘It’s something I cherish and enjoy, and I want other people to see what I experienced.’ She also posted a lengthy defence of trophy hunting, claiming that the activity is justified because the high prices people pay to kill the animals is donated to conservation efforts. | Metro News via IFTTT

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