This has made me really angry. Hunting itself makes me angry, but this poor child has no idea what his image is being used for - the killing of animals he probably loves, unless daddy has already brainwashed him into believing they're only good as trophies for hanging on the wall of the lounge... gahhhhh, I wanna scream Aparently there have been protests by die-hard hunters, bringing their kids along with therìm in droves, saying, I started hunting when I was that age
I swear we're heading back to the Middle Ages, especially with the Louis Theroux programme I saw the other night...
Here's the story.
The Italian Hunting Federation (Federcaccia) has used a photograph of a 7/8 year old boy in hunting gear, sitting on a bale of hay, to promote hunting, and to encourage younger people to try the sport.
The aim behind the campaign, says the Federation's president, is to bring younger generations to the sport and stop it dying it.... "The average hunter in Italy is aged 65-78, and it would be tragic if the sport were to be allowed to die out."
The Federation wants the minimum age for a hunting permit to be dropped to 16.
*Sigh* (Click on the link if you want to see the pic, there's nothing graphic).
Source: La Repubblica
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