Open season on ducks

[eve]

I read in today's Courier Mail that despite waterbird numbers are at a 20-year low, the NSW environment minister, Mr Mickel, has approved the shooting season in May. And this despite being in the middle of the worst droughts in recent history. Anti-shooting groups argue that duck hunting should also be banned in Qld. :(

[eve]

Fortunately yesterday the Queensland govt banned duck and quail shooting, though that right is still open to aboriginal people for some reason.

[Roxy]

That's discrimination. If one group is banned from hunting, then all groups should be banned from hunting as far as I'm concerned.

It's great news for the ducks and quails though and I hope the government puts in place a full ban to allow these animals the right to live peaceful, happy lives.