Jimmy John's CEO is under fire for photos showing him allegedly hunting big-game animals
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The photographs, allegedly taken during a 2010 safari in Africa, have sparked calls for a boycott of the sandwich chain, Grub Street reports.
The photos began circulating online this week after a Twitter user shared them with his nearly one million followers.
An image was also posted to Reddit, and was viewed more than a quarter million times before being taken down.
These pics are the scumbag owner of @jimmyjohns killing beautiful animals. I beg everyone to never eat there again pic.twitter.com/OsBLC6H2Iv
- Jonah Lupton (@JonahLupton) August 2, 2015
There's nothing to suggest any illegal activity in the photographs. But the calls for boycotts could affect business for a company that's reportedly preparing to go public - especially considering the public uproar following the recent killing of an African lion named "Cecil".
The Minnesota dentist who killed the lion was reportedly forced to shut down his practice following the public firestorm.
A spokesperson for the company declined to comment on the safari photos in response to a 2013 request by the Tribune.
A magazine called The Hunting Report, which records big-game hunting expeditions, has several records of hunts by a "Jimmy John Liautaud," including some led by Johan Calitz Safaris.
According to the records, a "Jimmy John Liautaud" has hunted for elephant, zebra, leopard, lynx, rhinoceros, and other animals.
Here's one example of a hunting record in that name:
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