I, personally do not hunt. I love animals too much to kill them for sport, although I do not have a problem with others who responsibly hunt. It is their choice to do and I respect that. I understand most who hunt eat the meat afterward as well and I am perfectly fine with that as well.
However, I don't know how I feel about young children watching the live autopsy of the giraffe. I have extended family members whose young children have been on many a hunting trip and have watched as the animal is... prepared? (sorry, I don't know how to word this properly) for meat. They benefit from the experience in an educational way. They are taught that this way of life is a survival skill rather than something to do when boredom strikes.
But my concern with the giraffe is that some young children may mistakenly view the experience as entertainment and not as educational, which is where I worry that it was inappropriate. Or, even if the child understood the educational purpose, it may have been traumatic to watch. As a young girl I had to view the dissection of a sheep's heart in a fourth grade science class. I asked to use the restroom after the first few horrifying minutes and I did not come back.. in fact, I went to the front desk, telephoned my mother and asked her to take me home, LOL.
So I don't think it's entirely impossible that some of the children there may have been traumatized by the whole thing, just like I was as a kid, and were only in attendance due to parents who dragged them along.
All of the above is my own opinion, of course. I do not mean to offend anyone who disagrees, because I respect that your opinion may differ from mine. :twocents: