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

peter — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:14:39 +0000

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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Melbourne

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Coalition against Duck Shooting