Giraffe trophy photo in Guilderland yearbook stirs outrage

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Times Union

By Dartunorro Clark

GUILDERLAND — A Guilderland High School yearbook photo showing a student posing with a slain giraffe — apparently killed in a hunt — is causing a stir among some parents and students and animal rights activists.

The photo appeared in a section of the school's yearbook where parents can buy an ad and place a special tribute photo or quote to surprise their children. The photo shows the student — whose name the Times Union is not publishing — standing in what appears to be a wildlife area with the giraffe.

The caption of the photo, in short, reads: "A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be," along with a heartfelt salutation from the student's family.

FULL short story at link.



A student poses with a slain giraffe, apparently killed in a hunt, which was placed in the Guilderland High School yearbook.



The caption in the Guilderland High School yearbook placed under the photo of the slain giraffe killed in a hunt.

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Giraffe-trophy-photo-in-Guilderland-yearbook-6293024.php

[Turbineguy]

1. Looks like something that would be in

John Galt's speech.

[Recursion]

2. WTF?!?!?! That looks like a reticulated giraffe

Not that shooting the less rare giraffes for a trophy is something I think is cool, but the reticulated giraffe is threatened unlike a lot of other subspecies.

[Android3.14]

3. Pictures of proud kids with dead animals

Are regular fare in my region. The images, which include either deer, bear or moose, appear in newspapers, online, and in yearbooks.
I have always found them in poor taste, and when you add the waste of resources to travel that far and the fact of the falling giraffe population, this is beyond poor taste.

[heaven05]

4. well

keep killing them, soon the only place they'll be found is in zoos. Sad indeed what is passed on generation to generation. THIS is why humanity will NEVER change.

[chernabog]

5. I wonder if there are pictures of kids eating

burgers or chicken wings in this yearbook. I bet there would be no outrage at those pictures.

[packman]

6. Ahh-are you serious?

Are you equating killing an endangered animal and the implied privileged life and the lack of compassion with eating burgers or chicken wings? There is a moral equivalency at work here and your comment suggests you may lack the ability to see it.
A shallow remark.

[chernabog]

7. If you consume animal products

you also lack compassion, so yes it is equivalent.

[packman]

8. Hey, the kid didn't grind the giraffe up

for giraffe dogs or long-neck burgers, he killed it for killing sake. Yes, you are morally stunted to not see the difference.

[chernabog]

9. So what?

Killing is killing. It does not matter if you eat it or not, there is absolutely no need to consume animal products. Do you not see that?

[packman]

10. This is boring - a big yawn to you

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[chernabog]

13. Great Response!

[RebelOne]

18. I am not yawning. As a vegetarian, I agree. n/t

[Omaha Steve]

11. Plants are life too

I love a good salad.

[chernabog]

12. We know that plants rely on animals

for life. They are made to be eaten to spread their seed.

[snooper2]

14. I ate an unborn chicken this morning

[chernabog]

16. congrats

[Telcontar]

15. Oh Gid, more morally superior vegan shit

Going to go eat a bloody rare burger now just to get the taste of pretension out of my mouth

[LanternWaste]

20. I bet a lot of half-wits are unable to perceive the difference between killing for entertainment an

I bet a lot of half-wits are unable to perceive the difference between killing for entertainment and eating simply to live. Bless their little sub-literate hearts...

[chernabog]

22. Eating simply to live?

One does not need to eat animal products to live. Even more half-wits do not understand cognitive dissonance.

[wordpix]

17. poor animal and thanks to those who are protesting

But the inappropriateness is not due to the photo's appearing; it's due to the hunt itself. I hope this kid and his family continue to get negative feedback. Maybe they'll learn something.

[Judi Lynn]

19. Hideous. Unforgivable. Repulsive young "man." What a way to raise a son.

Lucky for him, he was probably able to destroy this beautiful animal from the safety of his jeep. It doesn't look as if he would be up to the challenge of moving for than 10 feet to pursue it before murdering it from a distance.

What a contribution wastes of skin like this make to life itself. Destroy an amazing, beautiful animal, remove one already rare wondrous creature from the world, get some defective idiot to claim he/she's "proud" of him.

Proud? "Proud," as if he did something decent?

[chernabog]

23. We should treat all animals with respect

and kindness.

[Stuart G]

21. Just for info...this high school is about 8 miles West, North West of Albany New York

Some idiot approved that..I wonder how that got in the yearbook?