AR-News: (US) Hunters kill geese at five Westmoreland parks - Activists attempt to frighten fowl

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[from Pittsburgh Post Gazette]

Gunshots blazed bright at dawn's first light, and a gaggle of Canada
geese -- no one is sure just how many -- fell dead yesterday at five
Westmoreland County parks.

At Twin Lakes Park, animal-rights protesters scared many birds away
with air horns and shouts before hunters could take aim. About 15 of
the 20 specially permitted hunters rounded up four protesters, who
were cited for trespassing and sent home by 7 a.m. By the time
hunting ended at 9 a.m., 25 of the Twin Lakes geese were dead.

With or without activists, the annual Westmoreland County Parks goose
hunt will continue from daybreak to 9 a.m. today and tomorrow and
again Sept. 16, 17, and 18.

full story:
http://www.post-gazette.com/neigh_westmoreland/20030903geese0903p1.asp

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