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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Internet hunting will not be coming to Florida.
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to outlaw the practice.
Internet hunting originated in Texas several years ago with a Web site that allowed hunters to shoot captive animals by lining up a shot on their computer monitor and controlling a gun with their mouse. The carcass then would be shipped to the customer.
Both hunters' groups and animal rights advocates have opposed the practice.
"It's just a violation of all the ethics of fair chase," Cabbage said.
No such businesses have yet come to Florida, and now they will not be able to, Cabbage said.
The Florida ban goes into effect July 1, stating that no person kill or assist in killing wildlife using a method that involves remote control aiming and discharging of a gun when that person is not physically present at the location of that gun.
Utah and Oklahoma have bans pending, and a bill for a federal ban has been filed in the U.S. Congress.
The Associated Press
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Internet hunting will not be coming to Florida.
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to outlaw the practice.
Internet hunting originated in Texas several years ago with a Web site that allowed hunters to shoot captive animals by lining up a shot on their computer monitor and controlling a gun with their mouse. The carcass then would be shipped to the customer.
Both hunters' groups and animal rights advocates have opposed the practice.
"It's just a violation of all the ethics of fair chase," Cabbage said.
No such businesses have yet come to Florida, and now they will not be able to, Cabbage said.
The Florida ban goes into effect July 1, stating that no person kill or assist in killing wildlife using a method that involves remote control aiming and discharging of a gun when that person is not physically present at the location of that gun.
Utah and Oklahoma have bans pending, and a bill for a federal ban has been filed in the U.S. Congress.
The Associated Press