Members of one of Britain's most prestigious tennis clubs have been left fuming after the venue arranged for marksmen to shoot its resident Canada geese at dawn.Neighbours of the St George's Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge, Surrey, reported hearing gunfire at 5.25am on July 16.It subsequently emerged that eight birds had been killed, among them goslings.The club, which once hosted British tennis star Emma Raducanu, carried out the cull without informing its membership in advance. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The operation was authorised under a Natural England licence permitting the killing of certain bird species on public health or safety grounds, with an adult goose and one gosling surviving.Members who spoke on condition...
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