RHS admitted it had been culling local roe deer to ‘limit the significant potential damage to plants, shrubs and trees’ at the Worsley site.The statement came after members of the public complained to the charity about the practice calling it “sickening and saddening.”The cull was also strongly condemned by local Conservative councillors who insisted they were assured the deer would be relocated instead of killed.The RHS described the procedure as ‘humane cull’ on a small group of deer that had strayed outside the enclosure.What are your views on this?
Have your say in our comments belowNine deer were shot and killed, and in a statement the RHS said they could not be caught because of coronavirus restrictions, and action had to be taken to.
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