Children And Birds
Sir.—Most children would be extremely sorry to see a wounded seagull with an arrow sticking out of its chest, or a dying gull dragging a wing that had been broken by a bullet Unfortunately, these and similar tragedies occur each school holidays Admittedly they are the work of a very small minority of children And to I these few I would like to say: next time you are tempted to shoot at a seagull pause, and imagine your target as he will be if you hit him in a vital spot No longer will he be the proud bird of the air—because now he cannot fly; perhaps cannot even swim Too slow to catch fish in the sea. he will die. Not a pretty thought, is it? So wasn't it lucky you paused to think, and spared that bird’s life?—Yours, etc., SEAGULL LADY August 12. 1932.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29900, 14 August 1962, Page 3
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149Children And Birds Press, Volume CI, Issue 29900, 14 August 1962, Page 3
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