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Kentucky woman posing with slain giraffe sparks online outrage

Kentucky woman Tess Thompson posing with the body of a black giraffe she killed in South Africa

Images of a Kentucky hunter posing with the body of a black giraffe she killed in South Africa have triggered an online backlash after going viral on social media.

Thousands of Twitter users expressed outrage at Tess Thompson Talley, 37, for killing the giraffe on a hunting trip last summer.

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