Shooting at ducks in Dream Park explained as an attempt to protect birds from infections. Video

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A video has spread on social media showing a man shooting at ducks with a slingshot in Tashkent's Dream Park. The park administration stated that this was an attempt to protect the birds living there from potential infections that wild ducks might carry. However, the park representatives did not explain why a slingshot was chosen for this purpose.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when visitors, including families with children, were in the park. The published footage shows a man aiming a slingshot at ducks swimming in a pond. The video sparked outrage among social media users, who demanded an investigation into the incident and an assessment of the man's actions.

Following the public outcry, the administration of Dream Park reported that more than 100 birds live on the park's grounds, with their health monitored by a veterinary specialist.

According to park representatives, last year, after contact with wild ducks, some birds under the administration's care fell ill and died. This incident, Dream Park claims, was the reason for tightening measures to prevent contact between wild and park birds.

To support their statements, the administration shared photographs showing a veterinary specialist treating birds. According to park representatives, the pictures were taken in the spring.

Dream Park emphasized that the man did not intend to harm the wild ducks, but wanted to prevent their contact with other birds. At the same time, the administration acknowledged that the incident alarmed visitors, offered an apology, and promised to act more cautiously in the future.

However, the explanation left several important questions unanswered. The administration did not name the diseases that caused the birds' deaths last year, nor did it clarify on what grounds their deaths were linked to contact with wild ducks.

The choice of the scaring method also remains open to question. Even if the man did not intend to injure the birds, being hit by a stone from a slingshot can cause serious injury. The administration did not explain why it did not use other methods to limit contact between wild ducks and the park's inhabitants.

, that two citizens of Uzbekistan will stand trial in Latvia on charges of animal cruelty toward a bird that resulted in its death.