African Lion, African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, African Leopard, rhinoceros.

This quintet of species comprise the big five game.

The targets and the crosshairs of big game hunters in Africa.

While hunting remains a common American pastime, the big game variant has become a widely

derided taboo practiced only by oblivious ultra-rich elites.

In 2013, photographs serviced of Illinois businessmen Jimmy Leato gritting with thumbs

up in front of slain elephants, rhinos, and leopards, leading to calls for a boycott of his

eponymous Midwest sandwich chain.

While it speaks to our oddly categorized beliefs on animal welfare, the customers were outraged

by the hunting practices of the restaurant's founder, but not by the company's continued

use of deli meats harvested from livestock raised and slaughtered on factory farms.

Leato still issued a tearful apology and claimed he has since abandoned his homicidal hobby.

The hunting photos weren't the only controversy faced by his franchise.

In 2016, the company settled a lawsuit brought by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

due to their practice of forcing employees to sign unlawful non-compete clauses, preventing

them from seeking work elsewhere in the sector.

Still, the chain has been a beloved institution across the Midwest since its founding in 1983,

when it then 19-year-old Leato used a substantial loan from his father to begin his business career.

Leato combined fresh-baked breads with store-bought meat to create cost-effective sandwiches in

his first shop's limited real estate, gave him the idea to offer freaky fast delivery,

which made it a hit with a college crowd.

As this chain expands from the Midwest and South to the East and West, will coastal America

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