Madonna: "I'll Never Kill Again"  11/7/05

Pop queen Madonna has vowed to quit shooting pheasants on her English country estate, after maiming a bird left her filled with self-hatred.

The Like a Prayer hit maker loved the idea of learning traditional rural pursuits at stately home Ashcombe Manor, and invested thousands in suitable tweed outfits.

But after successfully shooting her first prey, the singer admits she couldn't bear to see the pheasant's pain and suffering.

She says, "That all changed when a bird dropped in front of me that I'd shot.

It wasn't dead.

"Blood was gushing from it's mouth and it was struggling up this hill and I thought, 'Oh God, I did that.' I am not a vegetarian and I understand animals die for my meals. I respect that, but I just couldn't do it any more.

"I haven't shot since."