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Fowl Play

The case for a ban on the production of pheasants and other birds for 'sport shooting'

In the wake of the government's decisive move to end hunting with hounds, national campaign group, Animal Aid, has published a shocking dossier making the case for a ban on another major British bloodsport - the mass production of pheasants for 'sport shooting'.

Pages from Fowl Play

	Intoduction Introduction to the report.
	How pheasants are produced and shot Mutilations and restraints, predators and disease, thrill of the kill and untutored guns.
	The Bill, greed, predators and the environment Guilty!, the industry in their own words, at war with nature and lead shot deposits.
	Conclusions The ban on pheasant production in Holland, licensing hunters and going dutch.
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Written by Kit Davidson and Andrew Tyler.
Published by Animal Aid, September 2004. ISBN: 0-9545115-6-5

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