Hate mail after Sammy the seal shot

From: The Scotsman | Date: May 6, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

A MAN who ordered the shooting of a seal he claimed was threatening salmon in a Scottish river has been inundated with hate mail and spat at in the street.

Sammy the seal made the headlines in February when Annan Fisheries Board tried to have him removed from the river to protect prized spring salmon.

But the attempts failed and last week the river's environment manager Nick Chisholm called in a marksman to kill the seal and end the "unnatural pressure" on the river's biodiversity.

His decision has caused fury among local residents and animal lovers who described the shooting as ...

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