Coalition against Duck Shooting

Victorian Duck Shooter Abuse - Coalition Against Duck Shooting

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sat, 17/03/2012 - 9:18pm

Coalition Against Duck Shooting (CADS) rescuers today documented being shot at and physically abused by duck shooters on the wetlands of Lake Buloke, located near the central Victorian town of Donald.

Rescuers were targeted on the wetlands by angry and abusive duck shooters whilst attempting to protect and rescue Australian native waterbirds.

After the tragic incident last year where a female duck rescuer was shot in the face, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has failed to ensure firearms safety on the wetlands.

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Coalition against Duck Shooting

Ban duck shooting! The 'Duck Army' mobilizes at Parliament House, 14 March 2010

Submitted by peter on Mon, 15/03/2010 - 12:14pm

With the start of the new duck killing season only a week away, opponents of the slaughter of native birds in the name of sport lined the steps of Parliament House on Sunday to condemn the Brumby Government’s decision not only to allow the season to go ahead, but even to increase the allowed catch – this in spite of overwhelming opposition from within the community and the ALP itself, not to mention the near-catastophic drop in bird populations after years of drought.

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