General News
14 June, 2023
Survey will be in duck inquiry evidence
REGIONAL Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting says results from its survey of 821 people will be part of its evidence to a Victorian Parliament inquiry. “Residents are suffering from adverse impacts on mental health and income, children and animals...
REGIONAL Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting says results from its survey of 821 people will be part of its evidence to a Victorian Parliament inquiry.
“Residents are suffering from adverse impacts on mental health and income, children and animals are traumatised. Farmers are on edge,” said the group’s project officer Sue Williams.
“These are folks paying significant rates, with a legal right to peaceful enjoyment of their properties. They’re suffering for the whims of less than half of one per cent of the population who choose to fire shotguns at native birds for recreation.”
According to RVOTDS, more than half respondents said they had concerns for safety and had suffered stress or anxiety due to bird shooting nearby. Most (89 per cent) said they had made reports to authorities about what they believed to be illegal hunter behavior with just 18 per cent were satisfied with how their reports were managed.