Jul 29, 2015 05:06 PM EDT
One of the biggest trending news stories this month is also one of the saddest. The death of Zimbabwe safari park attraction and fan favorite Cecil the Lion has rocked the world, and the killer is a Dentist from Minneapolis, MN named Walter Palmer. During his monologue on his ABC late night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Jimmy took some time to address the news and passionately badmouthed the acts of Palmer on national TV. Kimmel got a little emotional while speaking about Cecil the Lion's death, so make sure to check out this video below for yourself.
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Kimmel goes through this segment the best he can without getting too emotional, even making some harsh jokes about Palmer to the like of him not being able to get an erection so he has to hunt wild animals. You can tell that Kimmel is disgusted with this story and this person.
All joking aside, Jimmy urged his viewers to visit the Wild Conservation Research Union's website, the organization that was monitoring Cecil before his death, and make some good come out of this terrible story by donating and learning. At this, Jimmy started to get choked up, but pushed through in order to make his important message heard.
It is nice to see Kimmel use his time slot on national TV to talk about this.
You can watch this emotional video from Jimmy Kimmel Live! right here (via Morning After / UPROXX):
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In case you think Kimmel is the only person badmouthing Palmer, you need to check out his Facebook and Yelp accounts (via UPROXX).
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