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TABOOE© RABBITS "DON'T KILL" FOR SOLDIERS LONDON. A portion of Salisbury Plain has been set aside by the War Office where soldiers. may catch rabbits, but they must not shoot, snare or trap. This was revealed at Devizes when Gunner Frederick George Jones, R.A., was charged with being in pursuit of game and having in his possession 78 rabbits. Replying to the police he said: "I got them from men, but —I am giving things away." His solicitor, Mr. O. B. Lemon, then said that soldiers on Salisbury Plain indulged in rabbit hunting for a pastime, and a portion of War Office land had been set aside for the purpose. Conditions were laid down in Atmy orders, he added. Their method was to drive the rabbits to ground with dogs and then dig them out. It was no ordinary poaching case, he concluded. The Bench then told Gunner Jones he could go free. Mr. Lemon then said 78 rabbits had been lost for food and he reserved the right to claim for damages. Gunner Jones clicked his heels and dismissed himself.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 31, 6 February 1943, Page 4
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