Bike ride on the rail trail

Did a 17 mile bike ride along the Blackstone Riverway. A poor squirrel had been hit by a bike I'm sure and was dead. Blood coming out of its mouth. Yes, there are times when animals run out on the trail, but I have always slowed down completely and made a lot of noise so they run back in woods. There is absolutely no reason a bike ride has priority over a life. Those people are just self-serving assholes.