Rockband AC/DC gevaar voor grote wulp populatie tijdens concert in mei bij luchthaven Wels (Oostenrijk)

AC/DC Animal Rights Group Battle Over Concert

And Curlews

27-12-2009 By Shannon Bell, Right Pundits, USA


Who knew that a Curlew could be such a party pooper? Well maybe not the Curlews themselves but advocates for the Curlew. The rock band AC/DC, animal rights groups say, is a danger to birds that nest near the Wels Airport where the concert is to be held.

The animal rights group BirdLife is threatening legal action if AC/DC goes ahead with its sold out show in May. Some 80,000 tickets sold out in a matter of just hours; but advocates for the Curlew don’t really seem to care too much about that. They fear the loud music would somehow endanger the birds.

Hans Uhl, who represents BirdLife says the second largest colony of Curlew nests near Wels Airport where the concert is to be held, “The second biggest colony of Curlews in upper Austria and various other ground nesting birds must not become endangered,” Uhl said. Let me get this straight, the birds aren’t endangered? They just shouldn’t “become” endangered.

How exactly would AC/DC’s music threaten Curlews? Would an Angus Young solo burst the bird’s eardrums? Would the screech of Brian Johnson’s voice leave them wandering aimlessly looking for a new nesting ground? Please BirdLife, explain the dangers involved.

I’m a fan of freedom and liberty, I’m not a fan of AC/DC; animal rights groups never have a problem taking individual freedoms away from private citizens, no matter who they are or their country of origin. I say play on AC/DC, let the Curlew find somewhere else to nest, at least for the night.

The AC/DC, Animal rights group case seems to be yet another example of liberal environmentalists usurping the rights of individuals in favor of rights for animals that may or may not actually be in danger due to an activity being performed by said individuals.

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