--- title: Celebrity: Betty White Is Very Angry With Cecil the Lion's Killer description: "You don't want to hear some of the things I want to do to that man" canonical: https://time.com/3980435/betty-white-cecil-lion-killer/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-31T17:11:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:11.244Z og:title: Betty White Is Very Angry With Cecil the Lion's Killer og:description: "You don't want to hear some of the things I want to do to that man" og:url: https://time.com/3980435/betty-white-cecil-lion-killer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ec844810992cb8c/69885d5b428a9e3ab5cce6ee/betty-white1.jpg?branch=production&width=429&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 429 og:image:height: 241 og:image:alt: Betty White at The TMA 2015 Heller Awards in Century City, Calif. on May 28, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Betty White Is Very Angry With Cecil the Lion's Killer twitter:description: "You don't want to hear some of the things I want to do to that man" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ec844810992cb8c/69885d5b428a9e3ab5cce6ee/betty-white1.jpg?branch=production&width=429&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Betty White Is Very Angry With Cecil the Lion's Killer > Sponsored content. 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Blumm / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## K.C. Blumm / People Contributor Jul 31, 2015 5:11 PM UTC  Betty White at The TMA 2015 Heller Awards in Century City, Calif. on May 28, 2015. Betty White at The TMA 2015 Heller Awards in Century City, Calif. on May 28, 2015. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Talent Managers Association by [K.C. Blumm / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## K.C. Blumm / People Contributor Jul 31, 2015 5:11 PM UTC [Betty White](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:BettyWhite,00.html) is the [latest celebrity to speak out](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20941112,00.html) about the killing of Cecil the lion earlier this month in Zimbabwe. “You don’t want to hear some of the things I want to do to that man,” the passionate animal activist [told the Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/54c6fabb820747ee9adcc0e8fdd2df2b/heres-what-betty-white-thinks-cecil-lions-killing) on Thursday. The man she’s referring to is Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, who paid $55,000 to kill the beloved big cat while on a hunting trip. Palmer [released a statement](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20940915,00.html) earlier this week apologizing for shooting the animal, but the circumstances surrounding the killing of the lion, who was lured from a wildlife preserve, are now being investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, [CNN reports](http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/30/us/walter-palmer-whereabouts/). “It’s such a heartbreaker,” White, 93, added. “You can’t even talk about it, and to see this king of the jungle and personifying it in every way, this gorgeous creature. How can somebody do that?” _This_ [_article_](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20941761,00.html) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ### Here Are Famous People Posing With Animals They've Killed  After serving as President of the United States in 1909, Teddy Roosevelt went on an 11-month, 2,500-mile safari. The expedition was funded as a scientific expedition by the Smithsonian Institution, according to the Theodore Roosevelt Association. On the trip, Roosevelt trapped or shot over 11,000 animals, including elephants, hippos, and white rhinos. Corbis  Prince Harry crouches over a water buffalo he shot and killed in South America in 2004. © SIPA/REX  Troy Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, killed this captive black bear in Minnesota in October 2004\. He was sentenced to three months of probation and a $15,000 fine and was banned from hunting in Minnesota for five years.  Donald Trump, Jr., posing with a buffalo in Zimbabwe during a safari trip in 2012. Hunting Legends Africa  Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, posing with a buffalo in Zimbabwe during a safari trip in 2012. Hunting Legends Africa  Justin Tuck, defensive end for the Oakland Raiders, told Outdoor Life about his enjoyment of the challenge of bow hunting. He also discussed his big game trip to Africa, where he shot a hartebeest, zebra, wildebeest, hyena and water buffalo.  Glenn McGrath, Australian international cricketer, posing with an elephant in Zimbabwe during a safari trip in 2008. Hunting Legends Africa  Miranda Lambert poses with a deer. 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