A Trade Me auction for a "genuine giraffe rug hunted in Africa" has been taken down a week early - but not before sparking an angry response from some.
The Kaiapoi-based seller had a start price of $5500, with a buy now of $7000, for the rug, which they said incorporated the tail and four legs.
"Professional tanned and stunning. No holes apart from bullet hole," the seller, who said they were selling the rug because it was too big for their house, wrote.
There were no photos of the rug as it was in storage, but the seller posted a photo of a smiling man posing with the dead giraffe.
Others weren't smiling.