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Word: tierschutzverein (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...black Belchen (coots) paddling peacefully across the nippy surface of Lake Constance. Suddenly, a single shot sounded-then a rapid fusillade. Out of the reeds raced a Swiss patrol boat. "Wrho fired those shots?" roared an angry official. "Not us," answered a sullen German hunter. "It was those damned Tierschutzverein [i.e., S.P.C.A.] people trying to warn the birds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Belchen Butchery | 2/2/1962 | See Source »

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