Three people were caught shooting birds with slingshots! Why is it illegal to shoot birds with slingshots?

Recently, Shexian Forest Public Security Bureau was launched in the whole province? 20 19 escort operation? Three cases of shooting birds with slingshots at night were investigated. On the night of 2019165438+10/6, the Guilin forest police station of Shexian Forest Public Security Bureau received an alarm from the masses that someone was shooting birds with a slingshot at the roadside of Tang Yue scenic spot in Zhengcun town. The police quickly went to the police and arrested the bird catcher Zhu. On the spot, 324 backpacks, audio players, flashlights, leather slingshots, magnets and steel balls were seized. In the nursery in front of Zhengcun village committee, Zhu used sound to shoot birds, used a flashlight to illuminate and used a slingshot to shoot birds with steel balls. After playing for a while, I was arrested by the police.

On the night of 20 19 12.9, the Guilin Forest Police Station of Shexian Forest Public Security Bureau received the order 1 10, saying that an anonymous crowd reported that birds had been shot in the bamboo forest next to Xucun Church. With the assistance of the police from the Regal Police Station of Shexian Forest Public Security Bureau, two bird shooters were found on the scene. Qiu Hezhuo brought slingshots, clay balls, headlights and other tools to meet and go to the nearby bamboo forest. They use night lighting to shoot birds with mud balls on slingshots. Every time a national third-class protected bird is killed, wild animals turn pale with laughter. In the end, the bird shooting tools of the three people were confiscated and fined.

It is illegal to shoot birds with slingshots. No matter what you shoot birds with, the slingshot itself is not illegal, but it is illegal to shoot birds with it. In fact, a tool itself is not terrible. The terrible thing is that you use it to do illegal things. Article 6 of the Wildlife Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that any organization or individual has the obligation to protect wild animals and their habitats. It is forbidden to illegally kill wild animals or destroy their habitats. Any organization or individual has the right to report or accuse violations of this law to relevant departments and organs. The competent department of wildlife protection and other relevant departments and organs shall promptly handle reports or complaints according to law.

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