Pheasants are among the 40 million birds that are sold to be shot in Britain each year MARK MILLER PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGESThousands of birds have been released from two intensive game farms by animal welfare activists attempting to derail the shooting season. The activists claimed that up to 16,000 partridges had been freed from Southern Partridges in Devon on Saturday. An unknown number of birds were released from Knowle Game Farm in Kent. Although it is not clear if the cases were linked, in both instances the birds that were released were adult cocks and laying hens. Supporters of game shooting said that most of the birds that were freed would starve or be eaten…

Source: The Times April 18, 2018 23:06 UTC