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Bob Parsons, CEO Of GoDaddy Posts Video Of Elephant Hunt, Should Parents Boycott?

GoDaddy might be the number-one Internet domain name company, but maybe not for long. CEO, Bob Parsons recently vacationed in Zimbabwe and while there, he embarked on an elephant hunt and posted a video of the ordeal when he got back home. Many people, including  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals  (PETA) are calling for bloggers and businesses to shut down their GoDaddy domain service accounts. The video contains captions that tell the story behind the hunt. According to the video, the elephants are destroying the farmlands. He said a local farmer asked him to hunt the elephants that were destroying crops on his farm and leading to growing hunger in the area. It looks like Parsons was all too happy to oblige from the photos taken immediately after the killing showing Parsons holding his shotgun as he stands proudly in front of the dead elephant. He says, “Each year I go to Zimbabwe and hunt problem elephant. It’s one of the most beneficial and rewarding things