Live chickens used as targets at archery range  

温州一景区开射“鸡”靶场 箭射活鸡被指残忍

有读者爆料称，她和家人在永嘉楠溪江风景区游玩时，在狮子岩景区发现一射箭摊位竟用活鸡做靶子，“他们把活蹦乱跳的鸡绑在木板上，让游客用弓箭射击，非常残忍。现在不是有禽流感么，有关部门能否管一下?”[查看全文]

(ECNS) – An archery range at a scenic spot in Yongjia, a county in Zhejiang province, has come under fire for using live chickens as targets, according to zjol.com.cn.

Tourists can pay 10 yuan to shoot two arrows, the range owner said, and anyone who gets a bull's eye on the target or hits a live chicken wins a live chicken as a prize.

Using live chickens as targets has been around for several years, and quite a number of tourists have tried it, the owner added.

A tourist surnamed Cai said using live chickens was "brutal" and animal abuse.

Some citizens also worried about direct contact with live chickens as bird flu has emerged in parts of China.

A director for Wenzhou Green Eyes, a local environmental protection group, said the conduct constituted animal abuse and should be condemned.

Animal abuse is banned in over 100 countries and regions, Hong Kong and Taiwan included. But the Chinese mainland hasn't introduced such laws yet.