'He was delicious!' American woman who received death threats after killing a black giraffe says she no regrets and reveals she ATE the animal before having a gun case and decorative cushions made from its skin
- In July 2018, Tess Thompson Talley received death threats after photos of her posing with a black giraffe she had killed in South Africa went viral
- Nearly one year on, the 38-year-old continues to be an avid hunter and says she has no regrets
- In an interview with CBS, the defiant Texas woman showed off the gun case she had made from the giraffe's skin after revealing she ate part of the animal
- Talley further claimed she was 'proud' of killing the African mammal, and would do it all over again
The American woman who was branded a 'white savage' after she killed a giraffe in South Africa says she has no regrets almost a year after photos of her proudly posing with the dead animal went viral.
In an exclusive interview with CBS on Friday, Tess Thompson Talley, 38, defended her love of hunting, saying: 'They [animals] are put there for us, we harvest them, we eat them!'
In a pre-packaged segment, Talley was seen at her home in Odessa, Texas, where she was dressed in camouflage gear and filmed killing a wildebeest on a wildlife ranch.
When asked about the black giraffe she had killed during her gaming trip to South Africa, she laughed: 'He was delicious!'
Tess Thompson Talley appeared on CBS on Friday morning, where she defended her love of hunting, almost a year after pictures of her posing with a black giraffe she had killed went viral
Talley was branded a 'white savage' after photos of her proudly posing with a dead giraffe went viral in July 2018
Talley then showed off the gun case she had made from the skin of the dead animal.
'This is a part of the black giraffe that I shot, something I could take around with me, and have on my hunts!'' she stated, as she slung the case around.
'I also have decorative pillows made out of him, and everybody loves them,' she excitedly declared.
After the segment aired, Talley joined CBS This Morning live in the studios, where she was grilled by a group of panelists, including Gayle King.
During the chat, Talley insisted that her hunting trips were actually helpful to the animal kingdom, rather than harmful.
'We are preserving... we are managing herds, we're managing numbers of wildlife,' she insisted.
Talley later declared: 'I am proud to be a hunter, and I'm proud to hunt, and I am proud of [killing] that giraffe'.
In a pre-packaged segment, Talley showed off the gun case she had made from the skin of the giraffe
The defiant hunter was also filmed hunting a wildebeest on a wildlife ranch in her home state of Texas
Her appearance on CBS comes almost a year after the images of her posing with the giraffe caused outrage online.
After the images went viral, news outlet Africa Digest called Talley a 'savage' in the tweet.
'White American savage who is partly a Neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black giraffe courtesy of South Africa stupidity,' their tweet read.
Several celebrities also hit out at Talley, including Will and Grace actress Debra Messing, who called the hunter a 'disgusting, vile, amoral, heartless, selfish murderer'.
Talley addressed the backlash during her live appearance on CBS This Morning
'With joy in her black heart and a beaming smile she lies next to the dead carcass of a *rare* black giraffe in South Africa. Giraffes are the epitome of gentle giants. They glide across the plains, like liquid; awe inspiring creatures who spend their days eating leaves and caring for their young. How DARE she,' Messing wrote in a lengthy post.
Speaking on CBS, Talley said of the backlash: 'It got really bad, (people) spreading out addresses, showing up my work, calling employer trying to get me fired'.
However, she maintained she has an 'amazing boss' who supported her throughout the ordeal, and that she would do it all again.
Despite harassment and threat, Talley says she would kill the giraffe all over again
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