Authorities have euthanised a ‘celebrity’ walrus in the face of her overwhelming popularity.

Freya was known for throwing her weight around, quite literally. At 600kg she had been heaving herself onto boats causing all sorts of damage. She was once seen on top of a submarine and was sighted in Scotland, Sweden and the Netherlands.

But along the way she had attracted to something of a following, as fans swarmed to snap her in all her glory.

Well that came to an end last week when Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries said Freya was put down early Sunday based on her “threat to human safety”.

Not surprisingly the decision created a savage backlash, with one social media post describing it as “abhorrent and unforgivable on every level”.

I’m inclined to agree.