Herd of roe deer was trapped when the nuclear plant had new fences built.
Sellafield Ltd said the most humane solution was to have the deer culled.
Locals were in uproar and staged a protest outside the power station.
On February 16, 15 local protesters gathered on the grounds of the plant,
waving placards in a call for nuclear bosses to show compassion to the animals.
They carried flags, illustrations of deer and banners declaring ‘Free Sellafield deer’.
Organiser Margaret Morton said: ‘It has been a peaceful protest.
We would like them to move the fence and let the deer back out.
Culling is not the answer. Our wildlife is precious.’
After Sellafield recently built two security fences at the site’s south perimeter,
the herd of wild roe deer became trapped.
Seeking advice from experts, Sellafield Ltd, which owns the plant,
decided the most humane and practical course of action was to cull the animals.
Planning to hire marksmen to shoot the deer, the company announced they would be killed by April.
When locals found out about the plans, however, they got together to try to stop the cull.
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling for the company
to let the deer live and they are asking local Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron to take the matter to Whitehall.
Let us add our signatures for this matter.
