Outrage over mass shooting of birds

[Paphos Life]

Dozens of birds were killed by hunters near a Larnaca salt lake in Meneou over the weekend, BirdLife Cyprus revealed on Tuesday.Publishing photos of the dead bee-eaters and other slaughtered birds, the conservation organisation said the pictures speak for themselves....

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[71 Trans Am]

Well what satisfaction have they gained from that ? They should be publicly flogged a total disgrace to Humanity

[Mirek]

The should, if caught, be sent to prison for 12 months for the first offence and keep doubling the sentence for subsequent offences by the same person


They should get extra police with 4*4s and devises to listen for gunfire drafted in when it is "hunting/season" patrolling the known hunting areas

This barbaric behaviour should be outlawed

[Kili01]

I wish that clay pigeon shooting was widely available. Any hunter convicted of such cruel and senseless slaughter of birds, other than what is allowed to be 'hunted, should have a prison sentence or a stiff fine. Perhaps these awful bird slaughterers should be banned permanently
from hunting birds. These people could blast away at the clay pigeons instead.

"'You can tell a civilised country by the way it treats its animals"

Dee

[bromerzz]

The Larnaca Olympic Shooting Range is within 10 kms of where these birds where slaughtered.

[71 Trans Am]

Well if that's the case Bromerzz its obviously the Danger posed by these Wild Birds and the skill involved to knock them out of the sky 10 at a time with a 12 Bore

[Dominic]

They do clay pigeon shooting near Evretou reservoir. We also found a couple of clay pigeons (the round discs) by the Stroumpi Lion. So clay pigeon shooting is not unheard of in Cyprus.