Why did they kill Dave?

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UKs longest ever ever earthworm is found at a whopping 15 inches. Dragged out of his earthy home, taken to a laboratory, weighed, photographed, then mercilessly killed to be pickled and then stuffed in a glass display case.

A pointless death. What's wrong with a photo? #justicefordave.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37861928

 

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I did wonder the same when I read that.
Why did they post him - he actually died in the post!!

No, they actually euthanised him.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/04/uk-biggest-worm-record-breaking-in-cheshire

 

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I'm gonna come clean, I put this up as a tongue in cheek thread really. Being a fisherman, I am sadly guilty of much worse crimes to worms, but I can't help it, fish love eating worms.