walter-palmer Archives

Office of Minnesota dentist who shot Zimbabwe lion reopens without him

August 18, 2015 publisher bloomington, dental, dental-practice, killing, practice, rally-outside, river, walter-palmer, world-reopened, zimbabwe

The dental practice of a Minnesota hunter whose killing of Zimbabwe's best-known lion, Cecil, sparked widespread criticism from animal lovers around the world reopened on Monday without him, the practice said in a statement.

News Posts

Minnesota dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion draws threats, protests

July 29, 2015 admin bloomington, hate-messages, hunting, known-as-cecil, minneapolis, office, police, regrets-killing, suburban, walter-palmer, were-gathering, zimbabwe

By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Police in Minnesota are investigating reports of a threat against a dentist who killed Zimbabwe’s most famous lion just outside a national wildlife preserve, sparking a global firestorm of hate messages on social media. Demonstrators were gathering on Wednesday afternoon outside the suburban Minneapolis office of Walter Palmer, 55, an avid big game hunter, who said in a statement he regrets killing the huge cat known as Cecil on July 1. As of Tuesday, Palmer had temporarily closed his office, River Bluff Dental, in Bloomington, Minnesota, amid wishes for his death and widespread criticism of his hunting on social media and under business reviews on Google and Yelp.