Crossing PETA isn't in itself a crisis. But here's an example of a CEO who may have crossed the line.
GoDaddy.com CEO Bob Parsons boasted on Twitter about shooting a "problem" elephant in Zimbabwe and linked his tweet to a video. That video shows Parsons dropping the bull elephant with several shots and includes stills of him posing next to his dead trophy and of villagers who nearly rioted to cut off a piece of meat. (http://www.video.me/ViewVideo.aspx?ci=23830&vid=380843)
I think this might be an incident that will draw the ire of many outside of the PETA regulars. The animal rights group pulled its account away from GoDaddy.com and is urging other organizations to do the same.
In a statement on its website, PETA writes, “Parsons is hiding behind the lame claim that killing elephants helps farmers in Africa whose crops are damaged by the animals. In fact, there are ample effective and nonlethal methods to deter elephants from crops, including using chili-infused string and beehives on poles to create low-cost 'fences.' Instead of coming up with flimsy excuses for killing these highly intelligent and social animals, Parsons should use his wealth to fund humane solutions to human/elephant conflicts.” (https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3643)
Boycotts generally are ineffective. Maybe this one will be an exception. It's bad enough for a CEO to kill for pleasure, but to boast about it online makes the deed even worse. This isn't a crisis just yet because GoDaddy.com's income hasn't really been affected. But we should watch to see if enough defect to competitors to make a difference in earnings.
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