An “American Idol” contestant is getting dragged for an previous video he posted that exhibits him on a hunt … throughout which he appears to have sicced a number of canines on a helpless hog.
Will Moseley — a High 8 finalist on the present season of ‘AI’ — hasn’t shied away from his looking background in Georgia, the place he is from … and the place he and his household seem to hit the woods fairly usually to take down small sport.
His father, Todd Moseley, has tons of pictures of the 2 of them posing with lifeless wild hogs — which they proudly placed on show. We did some digging, and it appears to be like like hog looking like that is authorized in Georgia — with sure restrictions … together with permits, occasions of yr, and many others.
No matter that, persons are up in arms over a clip from a pair years again that is disturbing to some. The video in query was thrown up in early ’22 … with Will’s caption as, “Those good ol’ January Swims.” He is posing along with his dad and his girlfriend, Ryleigh.
The three of them are seen smiling over the corpse of a hog that seems to be the identical one attacked on video — which May also posted … and which is totally brutal. The animal will be seen cornered in a stream out within the wilderness, the place a pack of canines with Will and co. go on the assault.
Like we stated … even when completely authorized in Georgia, which this seems to be, there’s nonetheless numerous outrage.
Of us are flooding Will’s IG feedback on this put up, calling him out for what they understand as animal cruelty — with many denouncing his ‘Idol’ run, which goes fairly properly proper now.
Contemplating how far he is come on the competitors present, it is secure to say he is been a fan fave thus far.
Nonetheless, this video of the canines and hog is difficult to look at — and it is forcing some to present Will and his household a little bit of side-eye. We have reached out to Will and ‘Idol’ … no phrase again.
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A rep for the Georgia Dept. of Pure Sources’ Wildlife Sources Division tells TMZ … “Hunting feral hogs — an invasive species — is allowed on private lands and, where and when designated, some public lands in Georgia. Where designated, dogs can be used in hunting feral hogs. There are no restrictions on that use except on public lands.”
