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- 1 2 Kris Axtman (5 April 2005). "Hunting by remote control draws fire from all quarters". The Christian Science Monitor .
- ↑ Drew Sandholm (2 February 2008). "Internet Hunting: Click & Kill". KSFY Action News. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- 1 2 Humane Society Wildlife Abuse Campaign, Fact Sheet on Internet Hunting Archived 28 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Humane Society, Map of Internet Hunting Bans Archived 24 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Aug. 2008)
- ↑ Zachary M. Seward (10 August 2007). "Internet Hunting Has Got to Stop -- If It Ever Starts". The Wall Street Journal .