PETA calls out Donald Trump Jr. on billboard as National Guard troops arrive in Laredo

PETA's new billboard located off Texas Loop 20 in Laredo calls out Donald Trump Jr. PETA's new billboard located off Texas Loop 20 in Laredo calls out Donald Trump Jr. Photo: Courtesy PETA Photo: Courtesy PETA Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close PETA calls out Donald Trump Jr. on billboard as National Guard troops arrive in Laredo 1 / 29 Back to Gallery

As National Guard troops begin to arrive in the Gateway City following an order by President Trump, animal rights organization PETA has decided to share its thoughts on the matter in a huge way.

Posted on Texas Loop 20 Frontage Road, a billboard shows a grinning photo of Donald Trump Jr. posing with a knife and hacked off tailed of an elephant he shot, alongside a message in Spanish.

"Deport callous, cheating opportunists now! All nations have their undesirables. Kindness welcome," the sign reads, as translated in English.

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The billboard comes after Trump's order to deploy troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to assist the U.S. Border Patrol.

And PETA is having none of it.

"While the U.S. is closing its borders to people fleeing violence, violent trophy hunters like Donald Trump Jr. are traveling to other countries on a whim to kill magnificent wild animals and cut off their body parts for photos," said PETA President Ingrid Newkirk in a press release. "PETA's ad is a reminder that both kind and cruel people exist in every country and that blood-spilling undesirables can be found across all borders."

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According to the animal rights organization, hunters kill millions of animals every year and have contributed to the extinction of species all over the world. The group went on to say that Trump Jr. has a history of self-aggrandizement at the expense of wildlife in the U.S. and abroad.

The billboard can be seen on Texas Loop 20 Frontage Road between Maria Luisa and Dorel drives, facing south.

Scroll through the slideshow above to see other eye-catching billboards that have popped up in the Lone Star state.

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