Calls to ban ‘inherently cruel’ duck shooting ahead of opening weekend

July 10th, 2020

With this year’s duck shooting season starting on Saturday, an animal rights group says 200,000 birds will be maimed and left to die in agony over the course of the season. But hunters have defended the sport, insisting the group’s “numbers simply don’t add up” and do not reflect reality.

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