The plight of the partridge: confined, distressed, maimed - then shot for fun

The Ecologist
Dec 15, 2015, 6:10 am55 pts
Forget pear trees. Today's partridges are unlikely to have seen much beyond the barren confines of their cages until they are released to be shot, writes Toni Shephard. A new investigation by the League Against Cruel Sports reveals that thousands of partridges will spend Christmas, like every other day,…

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