Pig hunters abhor 'shoot first' approach

Tairua-based Environment Waikato councillor Arthur Hinds is bringing farming into disrepute through his actions in shooting pig hunters' dogs.

That's the view of Colin Harris, vice-president of the Whitianga Pig Hunters Club, who reckons while his colleagues may have their faults, they abhor the "shoot first, ask questions later" methods of Mr Hinds, who has shot nine dogs on or near his kiwi conservation zone land.

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