More accidental deaths by la chasse hunters sees call for tighter control

WILDLIFE charity APAS has again called for more to be done to control hunting in France after six fatal accidents since the start of the season.

The Association pour la Protection des Animaux Sauvages says that a bee keeper who was shot dead by a hunter, who mistook him for a wild boar, is just one of the terrible incidents that have occurred in France in recent weeks.

APAS is continuing to call for stricter controls on hunters, including eye tests and a limit on maximum alcohol levels, as well as a ban on hunting on Sundays.

Related: A Sunday hunting ban and eye tests for hunters, demands anti-chasse group

Comments

[J Roger Clifford-Banks]

Eyesight tests for hunters? Now that's an interesting idea!

[W Hannant]

This is getting out of hand, the hunters regularly invade our property with out a care, when walking along the guns are loaded and cocked ready to use, I have seen them fire across a road in front of me whilst driving my vehicle, also they mistreat their dogs and allow them to run onto anyone's property. I have also seen them shoot and kill animals and birds and leave them on the ground, I thought the original idea was to shoot for food not to shoot and just leave the animal to die in pain.

Its about time that this barbaric practise was stopped.

Bill Hannant