Your call: Would you rep the dentist who killed Cecil the Lion?

Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, set off an international incident after he was identified as the hunter of Cecil the Lion during a trip to Zimbabwe.

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Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer caused international outrage this week after it was reported that he paid tens of thousands of dollars to take part in a big game hunt in Zimbabwe that resulted in the death of Cecil the Lion, a big cat well known to tourists.

Animal rights groups expressed outrage at the incident, and #cecilthelion was trending on Twitter on Wednesday morning.

To help him respond to the crisis, Palmer hired J Austin & Associates for media relations support. However, some questioned on Twitter whether the agency should have agreed to work with Palmer in the first place.

Would you work with a client involved in such an incident? Take our poll below or tweet at @PRWeekUS with your call.


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