By Peter Singer, Geoff Russell,Ysabelle Hobson, Peter Preuss, Laurie Levy and John Crook(Ed.)
74p, A4, Soft Cover, ISBN 1 876279 12 5, 3rd Ed. 1999, $28.00
Hunters have long claimed that they are the best conservationists; that they better understand nature; that hunting impulses are inherent in males; that they help eliminate the weak in animal populations; and that hunting is a true sport. The author looks at the words of hunters themselves, as well as contemporary evidence, to show that the grandiose claims of hunters are doubtful and in many cases simply wrong.

Peter Singer gives the philosophical case for Animal Liberation, ie that we should treat all animals with great respect. Geoff Russell uses scientific evidence to show that there are myths surrounding duck shooting. Ysabelle Hobson of the Australian & New Zealand Federation of Animal Societies briefly examines the relationship between adult violent behaviour and attitude to animals, whilst Laurie Levy of the Coalition Against Duck Shooting & Peter Preuss of the Australian Wildlife Protection Council look at several aspects of the duck shooting debate: Peter Preuss also comments on the case for and against shooting kangaroos.