GoDaddy CEO Criticized for Shooting and Killing Elephant

The chief executive officer, Bob Parsons, of the popular Internet services company, GoDaddy Inc., is being heavily criticized today after a video showing him killing an elephant in Zimbabwe made the rounds on the Internet starting early this morning.

In the video embedded below, Mr. Parsons slayed the elephant by firing two shots with a rifle, causing a herd of other elephants to scatter amid the night commotion.

Parsons published the video of his trip on his blog, saying “Each year I go to Zimbabwe and hunt problem elephant. Its one of the most beneficial and rewarding things I do.”

GoDaddy competitors are taking advantage of the event, with some firms even agreeing to donate a portion of sales to animal cruelty charities from sales generated from existing GoDaddy customers that migrate their business.

The elephant was killed as farmers claimed the animals were responsible for destroying valuable crops.

The hunters subsequently waited for elephants to arrive at night, and Mr. Parsons mercilessly killed the elephant.

The video shows that one elephant was killed while others scattered into the fields.

It is not clear if more elephants were later killed.

Meat from the elephant was subsequently shared among more than one hundred villagers (many of whom were wearing GoDaddy hats) later in the morning when daylight broke.

Proponents argue the only feasible solution is to kill the problem elephants as they cause significant and irreparable damage to crops that feed villagers and earn income for farmers.

Requests for comment from GoDaddy were not returned.

The video embedded below is graphic, showing Parsons killing the animal at the two minute mark, viewer discretion is advised.

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