I was so sad today to read the news that the stag known as The Emporer of Exmoor had been shot dead.
He was thought to be one of the largest wild animals in the UK and was a truly magnificent red deer.
He was shot by a client visiting the area just to have a trophy to take home with them.
I appreciate that deer stalkers have to shoot some animals to control the population and stop them dying from a worse cause such as starvation, but they usually shoot weaker animals or a cross section of the population and not a stag in the rutting season.
I find it hard to understand why someone wouldn't rather admire an animal in the wild in all its glory rather than having it's head displayed in a grotesque way on their wall.
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