Mutton bird season under way

[eve]

This is in Tasmania - full info on: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1601942.htm

[Poison Ivy]

''He says there is no evidence of people simply killing for fun, with the mutton-bird season a part of local life.

"It's basically recreational, it's done on the west coast, it's very important. It's a traditional recreational pursuit. We don't have a lot of recreational things to do on the west coast - no movies, theatres, no McDonalds, whatever you do in Hobart and the big cities, so people have got to do other things. And, as a result, we look forward to the mutton-birds season every year."-West Coast Mayor Darryl Gerritty

So definitely not done for fun then....recreation, yes, but fun????absolutely not!!:rolleyes:

[Jacqui]

It really is barbaric!:( Murdering chicks for fun.:mad:

There is more information at the website, Against Animal Cruelty Tasmania.
http://www.aact.org.au/muttonbirds.htm

[eve]

Thank you for that url, Jacqui. This muttonbirding really is a disgrace, and what does it mean to say that birds are for personal use only and not to be sold? What is the personal use I wonder?

[Jacqui]

I have been told some people eat them.:eek:
I live in Tasmania, and have been getting involved to try and get this barbarism stopped. This sort of thing really does belong in the past.