It will not take me long to say what I want to say today.

A white deer, a rare enough animal, manages to find its way by mistake into a town.

Deer are not known for being violent or dangerous – in fact they are very timid creatures when it comes to human contact. So what in the name of fortune do the police think they are doing to shoot one in cold blood “because it is getting distressed”?

Unbelievable.

This was also done against the advice of the RSPCA who said it would eventually find its way back out again. Moreover they had apparently secured it on an industrial site.

And why could they not have used a tranquiliser gun instead of a lethal gun?

This is utterly appalling. There needs to be a proper enquiry into this – needless killing of such a beautiful animal.

What sort of country is this becoming?

Adrian Leopard     28-09-21

Photo Sven Huls