Celebrities React To The Killing Of Cecil The Lion

Cecil the lion, killed by American dentist Walter Palmer in Zimbabwe

We’ve all been left shocked and saddened by the death of Cecil the lion, the beloved Zimbabwean animal shot by American dentist Walter Palmer.

Condemnations Trail US Hunter Who Killed Cecil, Zimbabwean Beloved Lion

Cecil, the Zimbabwean beloved lion killed by a US hunter

The wealthy American dentist who killed Zimbabwe’s beloved lion Cecil was a trophy-seeking bow hunter with a poaching conviction in the United States. Walter Palmer, 55, boasted that he is a bow hunting purist who doesn’t carry a gun as backup when pursuing big game. A figure of some renown in hunting circles, he made the claim when in a New York Times article on trophy hunting published in 2009.