SIR Paul McCartney has credited Bambi with inspiring his fight for animal rights.
The former Beatle, 63, is famous for his animal welfare activism.
But the singer says that it was the tale of Disney's animated infant deer, whose mother is shot by hunters, that provided a poignant lesson.
"If you think of Bambi, it's mum gets killed by a hunter, and I think that made me grow-up thinking hunting isn't cool," he said.. "It always gave me that idea.
"You look through a lot of these great stories, Dumbo, his mum is quite badly treated, "A lot of these classic stories, through their efforts, kids have grown up feeling it's a bad idea to be cruel to animals."
Sir Paul and the late Linda McCartney, whose meat-free food products were a huge success, were famous as vegetarians and campaigners for animal rights. The pair bought land across the UK to be kept as hunt-free sanctuaries.
They spoke out against everything from vivisection and hunting, to livestock farming and wearing fur.
Since Linda's death, the star has taken on her mantle as the world's leading campaigner for animal rights.
His second wife Heather Mills is also a vocal campaigner for animal rights, recently clashing with guards during an anti-fur protest.
Sir Paul made the comments while being interviewed by schools paper The Newspaper for his new children's book High in the Clouds.
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