Brutal bird slaughter in Cyprus

THE Cypriots are being crucified for their economic sins.

Conservationists don’t feel too sorry for them. Millions of migratory birds, including rare and endangered ones, are slaughtered each year on the island.

Perhaps we shouldn’t point the finger: the country has a lot on its plate and it’s ‘bad form to kick a chap when he’s down’. However, a report on last year’s bird massacres makes depressing reading. There are suggestions the financial woes are adding to the problem.