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Godaddy CEO Bob Parson traveled to Africa to rid a village of a problem elephant - and posted the kill on his blog. PETA responded by giving him their "first-ever Scummiest CEO of the Year Award". Parsons replied "I understand PETA has an agenda, but I refuse to go along with their extortion-style practice."
Hunting Problem Elephant - My 2011 Vacation - Video.ME (http://www.video.me/ViewVideo.aspx?vid=380843 - broken link) (video - but no buxom GoDaddy babes) Go Daddy Founder & CEO Bob Parsons' Personal Blog
I'm no PETA supporter (they are a domestic terrorist organization) but that so-called "hunt" is just sick. Spotlighting & shooting (NOT hunting) elephants and trying to make yourself out a hero for helping the natives at the same time. FAIL! Money & power trip for trophy is all this was. Bad form, really bad form.
"Now, there are so many things wrong with this video that it's hard to know where to start. First off: is it really appropriate to score a scene of hungry villagers in Zimbabwe tearing apart a dead elephant to the tunes of AC/DC's "Hells Bells"? And I can't be the only one who found it creepy that Parsons had outfitted nearly everyone in the area with bright orange GoDaddy baseball caps. Not to mention the fact that this is all taking place in Zimbabwe, a broken country oppressed by the tyrannical Robert Mugabe, where 64% of the population lives under the poverty line and nearly 100% live in fear. This is one step up from taking spring break in North Korea."
That was not a hunt but an execution of a sentient being that was just trying to make a living. If this "brave" hero wants to really experience both sides of this hunt I suggest a vacation in Afghanistan.
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