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Injured Pheasant Released

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A few weeks ago we were presented with an injured pheasant, she had been shot, the shot had penetrated one leg and injured the other. We persevered with her, the main difficulty was her broken leg.
To our amazement this beautiful bird made a full recovery and today she was released back into the wild. An amazing yet satisfying sight. Let’s hope the cruel idiots who go out shooting for so called fun don’t injure her again!

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