... many, many species have been wiped out. In Britain, the killing of animals has been taken in several forms: farmers with guns shoot at pheasants to keep them from eating their crops; a group of teenage lads going out at night to catch rabbits to sell; and the rich charging around the countryside on horses with dogs chasing a fox in the name of sport. In other countries hunting seems to be more widespread amongst the rural population. In southern Europe groups of men head out into the country, at certain times of the year specified by law, often in combat gear, to shoot at anything that moves. As in Britain, they have to pay for the privilege, and very often the animals have to be brought in especially for the purpose from somewhere else! What they kill they often take home, however, so that the dead animal at least finds its ...

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