Fury Erupts After Walter Palmer Is Named As Cecil The Lion’s Killer

Fury Erupts After Walter Palmer Is Named As Cecil The Lion’s Killer Outcries could be heard around the globe after a Minnesota dentist was identified as the man who killed Zimbabwe’s beloved Cecil the Lion.  Dr. Walter Palmer was named by the Telegraph as the man who paid $55,000 to hunt the famous 13-year-old animal, luring him out of Hwange National Park with dead meat, piercing him with a bow and arrow, and then following him for 40 hours before shooting him dead with a rifle. Cecil was ultimately skinned and beheaded.  Outrage ensued. People tweeted death threats directed at Palmer and posted contact information for his Bloomington, Minnesota, dental practice, BuzzFeed wrote. The Yelp page for his practice was flooded with over 6,000 reviews, lambasting Palmer for his actions and resulting in a one-star rating.  He closed his dental practice and shut the blinds at the office, but that did not stop people from leaving stuffed animals and notes outside the building in memory of Cecil, Fox’s Minneapolis station KMSP reported.  Celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel, Ricky Gervais and Victoria’s Secret supermodel Candice Swanepoel, who is South African, spoke out against the horrible act.  Kimmel teared up while discussing the incident on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” He said, “Is it that […]