"the only message they are giving out, is that they are happy to have the blood of a beautiful wild animal on their hands, for the sake of a few quid." A typically emotive response from a veggie/vegan. You could say they same thing about any other type of meat that is slaughtered for our consumption. I'm happy to eat meat and have no qualms about it just as long the animal in question hasn't suffered and is killed humanely. If it tastes nice I'll continue to enjoy it.