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Wed 02 Feb 2010Proposed stag hunting legislation defended
GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has defended the planned legislation to ban stag hunting which he said was necessary in “an increasingly urbanised environment”.
In a statement to The Irish Timeslast night, he noted: “The Green Party does not shy away from the realities of rural living. Deer need to be culled when numbers are out of control and when damage is being done to trees or farmers’ crops. For this we rely on expert advice from the Parks and Wildlife Service.”
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