I do understand the necessity to shoot this animal if it was terminally ill or injured and could not be treated. However, I do have a question regarding the justification for shooting the animal in the neck which was “to preserve the carcass for a veterinarian’s examination.” This excuse is then followed by the conservation officer’s statement: “It is a trophy ram and will be put on display.”
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