The video shows Parsons and a few other hunters night-stalking a herd of "problem" elephants that had allegedly been trampling the crops of locals in Zimbabwe. With the footage set to a soundtrack from AC/DC, Parsons downs a bull and poses for photos next to the dead elephant. The video then shifts to show a chaotic mob of locals butchering (presumably) the same animal.

Parsons uploaded the video a few weeks ago, and has also shared , but only this week did it create irritation in the blogosphere. Not surprisingly, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) condemned the video, named Parsons its "" and announced that it would be cancelling its account with GoDaddy for Web services.

Competitor , capitalizing on the controversy by offering domain transfers for $4.99, with a portion of the proceeds going to the charity Save the Elephants.

The video has since disappeared from Parsons' personal blog, (it remains online at GoDaddy's video hub) but he has accelerated his defense of the hunt in the media. Late Thursday he tweeted:

"Over 10 nat'l interviews today. Will be on news tonight. Love explaining why it's a good thing to help starving people."