Posted on 05/05/2008 5:25:49 PM PDT by Renfield
Like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, large groups of ravens are flocking together to attack defenceless victims and eat them alive.
Throughout the country, farmers have reported a rise in the number of calves, lambs, and sheep pecked to death. Animals not killed have been left in agony as the birds eat their eyes, tongues and the soft flesh of their underbelly.
Farmers are demanding the right to destroy the protected birds, but the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says it does not see any need for a change to legislation.....
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Point well taken, madam. I humbly stand corrected!
Shotguns and some rifles are still legal in England. Crows can be shot, along with other birds that have been declared pests, like the Canada Goose.
A BB gun wouldn’t kill a raven. A high-powered air rifle or a 22 would work better.
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