§ 4. Colonel DAYasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to the fact that stags injured during chases by hounds cannot be destroyed either by the police or by a veterinary surgeon; and will he consider the adoption of a law making the use of a humane killer compulsory in such cases of suffering by injured stags, without any risk of liability being taken by officials carrying out such duty?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am not aware that, it has been held to be unlawful for a deer to be destroyed in the circumstances mentioned. If the hon. Member knows of any case in which difficulty has arisen, and will send me the particulars, I will look into it.