An Impassioned Response

The whole controversy centered around with someone trying to kill an innocent creature which displayed the cruel and inhumane nature of the man. Though, the art was spectacular, unique and was helping in educational purpose it still did not justify someone killing another creature for the sake of it. What would have been your response to seeing the video? Would you simply praise the creator or criticize him? Should the artist be aware of the lives he is taking away in order to just present something beautiful in front of the viewers and continue with increasing the view count on the video he posted?