Dentist who killed Cecil the Lion finally returns to work after six weeks of protests and death threats
Embattled Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer returned to work today for the first time since being identified as the hunter who killed a treasured lion in Zimbabwe in early July, pictured center and right. Palmer's practice, River Bluff Dental in Bloomington, officially reopened August 17, but the controversial doctor was nowhere to be found.
However, after more than a month of laying low, the dentist announced his plans to return. 'I'm a health professional,' the 55-year-old said. 'I need to get back to my staff an my patients, and they want me back. That's why I'm back.'
Police in Bloomington said they plan to keep tabs on Palmer's office in case there are any disturbances, but no officers will be dispatched to provide protection. Palmer's killing of Cecil the lion, pictured inset, sparked a global backlash and made him the target of protests and threats which continued at the practice today, left.
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