Taking Cue From ‘Caddyshack,’ Trump National Golf Club Shoots Gophers

Taking Cue From ‘Caddyshack,’ Trump National Golf Club Shoots Gophers

Apparently inspired by the movie “Caddyshack,” the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is dealing with gophers, squirrels and other critters in an unusual, cruel and illegal way: by shooting them. In “Caddyshack,” groundskeeper Carl Spackler, played by Bill Murray, tries unsuccessfully to kill a destructive gopher using several cartoonishly violent methods, […]

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POLL: Should the culling of Scotland’s mountain hares be banned?

POLL: Should the culling of Scotland’s mountain hares be banned?

Unregulated culling of Scotland’s mountain hares should be banned and the species protected, according to a report that says shooting the animals for sport is inhumane and uncontrolled. Landowners can shoot the hares without a licence from August to February and claim culls are necessary to protect game, especially red grouse, from disease. Campaigners say […]

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