Row erupts as RSPB claims pheasant shooting is actually ‘good for some wildlife’

‘Countryside pursuits of game shoots and hunting have divided the nation for years, with animal rights activists and advocates of the gentleman’s sport at constant loggerheads.

But a fresh row has erupted after an unexpected voice weighed into the argument, claiming that pheasant and partridge shoots were actually beneficial to wildlife.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), whose foundations were built on an endeavour to discourage the “wanton destruction of birds”, said the impact of managed shoots could be “very positive”.’

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