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KIDS as young as three are going bush hunting with their parents in a trend that experts fear will teach them brutality.
One hunting magazine says more children are taking part.
RSPCA president Dr Hugh Wirth told the Herald Sun he was horrified by the idea of children out on hunts.
"Once you start brutalising animals, and seeing that as OK, you lose part of your respect for all living things," Dr Wirth said.
"One of the great tragedies of our age is we haven't taught young people to respect all forms of life.
"You can't on one hand encourage young children to go out and watch killing sprees and then claim you can manage their respect for all living things."
Child psychologist Sally-Anne McCormack said children exposed to that level of violence so young would face all sorts of issues.
"Seeing death is a huge thing to take in for a child," Ms McCormack said.
"We desensitise children, guns become part of everyday life and what does it tell children about what they can do with a gun if they get angry?"
Wild Boar magazine publisher Victor Attard yesterday said family hunting was "back in vogue". He takes his daughter, 5, hunting and says it teaches her important life lessons.
He said his magazine often featured children.
"We publish lots of pictures of kids on the hunt and mothers going out with their kids and making it a family weekend."
Website Real Hunters Australia encourages parents to post pictures of their children hunting.
One photo shows a boy, 5, holding a pig while dogs destroy it. Another shows a mother in front of a dead pig with her toddler son strapped to her back.
Melbourne hunter Daniel Burke, 35, says he takes his sons Billy, 3, and Angus, 5, hunting most weekends.
"The kids love being in the bush and they ask me to go bush hunting all the time," he said. "They don't do shooting, they come along for the ride."
Mr Burke, who publishes Wild Deer Hunting Adventures magazine, said there were about 12,000 deer hunters in Victoria and most took their kids along with them.
The Sporting Shooters Association has been pushing the State Government to allow children 12 and over to be allowed to hunt in the field under supervision.
Field and Game Australia CEO Rod Drewe said: "You do get a lot of kids out with their dads as it is a traditional family activity." The association has 1500 members in Victoria.
Should children be encouraged to shoot animals????
One hunting magazine says more children are taking part.
RSPCA president Dr Hugh Wirth told the Herald Sun he was horrified by the idea of children out on hunts.
"Once you start brutalising animals, and seeing that as OK, you lose part of your respect for all living things," Dr Wirth said.
"One of the great tragedies of our age is we haven't taught young people to respect all forms of life.
"You can't on one hand encourage young children to go out and watch killing sprees and then claim you can manage their respect for all living things."
Child psychologist Sally-Anne McCormack said children exposed to that level of violence so young would face all sorts of issues.
"Seeing death is a huge thing to take in for a child," Ms McCormack said.
"We desensitise children, guns become part of everyday life and what does it tell children about what they can do with a gun if they get angry?"
Wild Boar magazine publisher Victor Attard yesterday said family hunting was "back in vogue". He takes his daughter, 5, hunting and says it teaches her important life lessons.
He said his magazine often featured children.
"We publish lots of pictures of kids on the hunt and mothers going out with their kids and making it a family weekend."
Website Real Hunters Australia encourages parents to post pictures of their children hunting.
One photo shows a boy, 5, holding a pig while dogs destroy it. Another shows a mother in front of a dead pig with her toddler son strapped to her back.
Melbourne hunter Daniel Burke, 35, says he takes his sons Billy, 3, and Angus, 5, hunting most weekends.
"The kids love being in the bush and they ask me to go bush hunting all the time," he said. "They don't do shooting, they come along for the ride."
Mr Burke, who publishes Wild Deer Hunting Adventures magazine, said there were about 12,000 deer hunters in Victoria and most took their kids along with them.
The Sporting Shooters Association has been pushing the State Government to allow children 12 and over to be allowed to hunt in the field under supervision.
Field and Game Australia CEO Rod Drewe said: "You do get a lot of kids out with their dads as it is a traditional family activity." The association has 1500 members in Victoria.
Should children be encouraged to shoot animals????
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