Fury as police sniper kills rare white stag roaming town streets: Uproar over shooting after RSPCA officers said the animal would 'make its own way back home' Police sniper shot dead a majestic white stag in Bootle, Merseyside on Sunday The animal strayed from the countryside and ran terrified through the streets Killing of rare stag sparked uproar among Liverpudlians who reacted with fury
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Legend has it that anyone who kills a white stag will be cursed for life.
But police on Merseyside are clearly untroubled by folklore.
A police sniper shot dead a majestic white stag after it strayed from the countryside and ran terrified through the streets of Bootle.
The killing – against advice from RSPCA officers who said it would ‘make its own way