Photo: Facebook, Merelize Van Der Merwe / NZHA trophy hunter has angered animal lovers after her husband paid $2900 for her to kill an old giraffe and cut its heart out for Valentine's Day. Knowing it was her dream to have her own bull, her husband decided to pay for her to shoot a giraffe as a Valentine's Day gift. But anti-trophy hunting organisation Born Free "strongly refutes claims by trophy hunting proponents that their activities support conservation or local communities". Animals lovers also vented their fury towards the 32-year-old's Valentine's Day killing, saying it's "not helpful" but is simply "murder". "One day, trophy hunting will be listed as a sign of a psychiatric disorder, as it should be today.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2021 20:15 UTC