Article 6BBTX Victorian duck hunters urge parliament not to bow to ‘political correctness’

Victorian duck hunters urge parliament not to bow to ‘political correctness’

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Benita Kolovos and Adeshola Ore
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Submissions to inquiry described hunting as generational tradition, while animal activists displayed dead ducks outside parliament building

Dozens of recreational duck hunters have urged a Victorian parliamentary inquiry not to bow to political correctness" by outlawing the activity, warning that the banning of meat and other animal products could be next.

Hunters and activists suspect that this year's duck-hunting season could be the last after the Andrews government in February announced a shortened season and a parliamentary inquiry to examine its future.

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