The founder of the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich chain killed an elephant and a leopard for sport and some trophy photos.

That may not have anything to do with the quality of the chain’s food, but it does indicate the quality of the man behind the sandwiches.

So these are two reasons to eat elsewhere:

One dead African elephant and one dead Delta leopard, hunted down and killed by Jimmy John Liautaud for sport and some trophy photos.

The fine print under the photo above says “Jimmy John Liautaud with 79lbs tusker”.

The fine print under the photo below says “Jimmy John Liataud with Delta leopard”.

Jimmy John, Big Game Hunter

Congratulations, Jimmy John. I’m sure all your franchise owners are happy to know how you spend the profits they earn for you.

Maybe customers will think twice about helping you make more money so you can pose with a big grin alongside the big game you shot and killed for fun.

These Big White Hunter photos are dated 2010, as is this article on the website Smile Politely.

Maybe Jimmy John has changed his ways since.

That would be good news for those of us who want to save the elephants, leopards and other endangered species, in Africa, India and wherever else they are hunted for sport.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a meat eater, and I love fish, too, so I’m not opposed to killing an animal for food.

But paying thousands of dollars for a safari to kill beautiful – even endangered – animals so you can have your photo taken with the dead body? Um – no.

Let’s also give a thumbs down to Johan Calitz Safaris, and the nations of Bostwana, Mozambique and Tanzania which allow these sport hunting safaris at the same time they are supposedly trying to save endangered big game from poachers.

Check out the Johan Calitz Safaris website, with photos of other big game hunters in addition to Jimmy John Liautaud posing alongside their kills – mostly elephants, but also Cape buffalo and a leopard.

It’s enough to make you upchuck your gourmet sandwich.

Consumers boycott unethical businesses

Here’s more food for thought (pun intended) – an article in the Chicago Tribune about consumer boycotts of businesses like Jimmy John’s whose business or personal ethics we just don’t like.

Copyright (C) Evelyn Kanter

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 20+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter, and guidebook and smartphone app author – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.

Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com.

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