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Deer Hunters Win Legal Victory in NJ
Josey1
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Deer Hunters Win Legal Victory in NJ Mar 29, 2002 4:42 pm US/Eastern (Trenton, New Jersey-AP) -- A New Jersey town that hired a Connecticut company to shoot deer will benefit from an appeals court ruling to be published Monday.The court ruled that a New Jersey law allowing municipalities to hire professional hunters to thin deer herds is constitutional.Two animal rights groups sued, saying the state law is unconstitutional and cruel. The cases were consolidated by the three-judge panel, and both were dismissedPrinceton Township hired White Buffalo of Hamden, Connecticut, a company that was paid 150 thousand dollars to thin the town's herd.It killed more than three hundred deer in a hunt that ended in February.A lawyer for an animal rights group says he does not know if his client will appeal. http://1010wins.com/topstories/StoryFolder/story_453860924_html