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Does the League cull deer?
Written by Steve on 17 November, 2010 : 10:08
There's some misunderstanding floating around, especially on Facebook, as to the League's position on culling deer and whether or not we do it on our own sanctuaries in the south west.
Let us be clear: We do not cull deer on our sanctuaries.
We don't support the notion of 'population management', such as that espoused by those who thought the shooting of the Exmoor Emperor was a good thing. We believe that populations manage themselves. We don't feed deer on our land, partly to avoid transmission of tuberculosis, but partly also because we like to leave nature to take its course. The only 'population management' on our land is by Mother Nature.
In circumstances where a sick or injured animal is found on our land, and it cannot be rehabilitated, we will take action to euthanase the animal as quickly and humanely as possible. This can include dispatching a deer with an appropriate shotgun, for which our sanctuaries staff are fully trained and licensed.
Animal welfare is at the heart of what we do, and we will continue to do all we can to prevent animal suffering, whether it's a bull in a bullfight, a hunted fox, a coursed hare, a shot pheasant, or a deer on our land. Does the League cull deer?
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Does the League cull deer?
Written by Steve on 17 November, 2010 : 10:08
There's some misunderstanding floating around, especially on Facebook, as to the League's position on culling deer and whether or not we do it on our own sanctuaries in the south west.
Let us be clear: We do not cull deer on our sanctuaries.
We don't support the notion of 'population management', such as that espoused by those who thought the shooting of the Exmoor Emperor was a good thing. We believe that populations manage themselves. We don't feed deer on our land, partly to avoid transmission of tuberculosis, but partly also because we like to leave nature to take its course. The only 'population management' on our land is by Mother Nature.
In circumstances where a sick or injured animal is found on our land, and it cannot be rehabilitated, we will take action to euthanase the animal as quickly and humanely as possible. This can include dispatching a deer with an appropriate shotgun, for which our sanctuaries staff are fully trained and licensed.
Animal welfare is at the heart of what we do, and we will continue to do all we can to prevent animal suffering, whether it's a bull in a bullfight, a hunted fox, a coursed hare, a shot pheasant, or a deer on our land. Does the League cull deer?