AR-News: (UK) Queen in shooting row

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WHEN a gundog brought an injured pheasant to her, the Queen did not
hesitate. She took the bird from the dog's jaws and hit it four or five
times over the head with her walking stick until she was satisfied it was
dead.

Buckingham Palace said yesterday that the Queen had acted quickly to put
the pheasant out of its misery during a shooting party at Sandringham at
the weekend.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation said the accepted
and humane way of killing a bird was wringing its neck or a sharp blow to
the head with a stick.

But animal rights groups insisted there was no excuse for her actions.

A spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said: "As far
as we're concerned killing pheasants for sport or food is akin to any
other kind of animal cruelty. 

full story:
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8501612%255E663,00.html

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