...animal rights campaigners are demanding that a stuffed 8ft Bengal tiger from one of George V's big-game hunts in Asia should be removed from Bristol Museum, returned home and given a respectful burial.
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The big cat was shot by King Charles's great-grandfather during his infamous ten-day hunting trip to Nepal in 1911 when he proudly claimed he killed 21 tigers, eight rhinos and a bear, describing the cull afterwards as 'a record'. He added: 'I think it will be hard to beat.'
Different times…
It can be seen crouching hidden in long grass in front of a painted mural by the wildlife artist Stanley Lloyd. The mural shows a bearded George V in a khaki safari outfit and pith helmet riding an elephant, with his shotgun poised ready to fire.
Err, no, ‘Mail’, I’m pretty sure - even without having visited the museum in question - it will have been a double rifle. I doubt anyone was hunting tigers from elephant back with a shotgun!
Elisa Allen, from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), says: 'Almost all animals stuffed and mounted were shot for sport or otherwise violently killed, and there are two ways to deal with this shameful past behaviour.
'Bury the dead respectfully, no matter how long it has been [since they died], just as we are returning human remains and artefacts to their countries of origin.'
Failing that, the museum should at the very least 'make sure the plaque describing [the animals] decries their horrific dispatch', she adds.
There’s actually three ways. We can just say ‘Well, that’s history’ and ignore PETA idiots.
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Thanks for the update on the meaning of PETA. I have always thought it meant People Eating Tasty Animals.
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Having just re-read some Wilbur Smith, since 1912 ie one year later, the gold standard has been Holland & Holland 0.375 magnum with 300 grain bullets when shooting big game. In 1911 the gun might've been H&H double rifle 500/450 calibre which is the rifle Theodore Roosevelt used.
From what I've read of PETA they're experts in burying dead animals . . .,
What about a State funeral for George V's victim followed by burial at Windsor: coffin to be carried by George V's descendants?
If you visit the Natural History Museum at Tring, it is full of cases of stuffed animals collected by I think Louis Rothschild , (or was it Victor ?) It includes a Dodo. Upstairs is a long case with many breeds of dog displayed. There is a notice which explains that they all died of natural causes. It is well worth a visit.
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Yes, that's the model I was thinking of.
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Don't give them IDEAS!
I've always wanted to go there, noy managed it yet
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