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Old 21-11-2006, 11:33 AM
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Re: Buzzards Being Shot in The Home Counties

Pheasant-shooting country .... say no more ....

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Originally Posted by speckled wood View Post
One of those things that makes my blood boil, I have just been Watching Animal Rescue 24/7 on BBC One. One of the items was St Tiggywinkys Animal Hospital somewhere I think in Buckinghamshire and the intake within a short time of two Buzzards which had been shot close together on the Bucks/Northants border. Both birds survived but ad suffered injuries that made it unlikely that they would ever recover sufficiently for release.

It just leaves me speachless that mindless morons could even think of shooting such a magnifcent bird rather than just being able to enjoy the magic of seeing them soar overhead.
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