‘Cecil the Lion Killer’ Halloween Costume Causing Controversy

We're nowhere close to October, yet the controversies surrounding various Halloween costumes already are underway.

First it was the Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume debacle, with Spirit Halloween commenting on its sale, a representative calling Jenner “the most important real-life superhero of the year.”

Now, a "Cecil the Lion Killer" Halloween costume is available for purchase at the low, low price of $99.99. You can see it here.

For that price you receive a severed lion's head, a smock with fake blood splatters, gloves with fake blood splatters, and dentist tools for the front pocket of the smock.

Initially, Johnathon Weeks, the 33-year-old Founder and Vice President of the company selling the costume, told TIME that a portion of the proceeds would go to charity:

The company is advertising that 15% of all proceeds from the costume will go to a wildlife foundation, and Weeks said he was approached by the African Wildlife Foundation at the time of TIME’s interview. “Maybe our money has Cecil’s lion’s blood on it,” he said. “I’m not here to offend anybody, I’m just here to keep things questionable. We’re just in the very beginning of this Halloween season. There’s more to come.”

However, in the past 24 hours the company has adjusted that stance. This message now appears on its website:

Due to public outlash and petition launched by Doreen Harley and the almost 40,000 signatures along with the opinion of our company we will be donating 100% of the profit from our Lion Killer Costume to a Wildlife Foundation.  Our intentions are not to make profit off the beloved Lion. However please remember, if our costume caused an immediate reaction such as disgust or anger to you just imagine how Cecil felt. Hunting endangered Lions and any animal for that matter is disgusting and should be stopped.

If you don't want the Lion Killer costume, the company also offers a Jared costume that comes with a Subway sandwich, Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, and Josh Duggar. Or you could just do it the old-fashioned way and make one yourself.