Ducking and diving: Swimmers chase after birds in Chinese contest where they win a prize¿ including a chance to eat the animal
Festival organisers who staged a live duck-grabbing competition have outraged animal cruelty protesters in southern China today.
Tourism officials thought they would liven up the annual Dragon Boat celebration with a bizarre contest in which swimmers tried to grab live ducks to win a prize.
The hook-a-duck competition in Fenghuang, Hunan province, was condemned by campaigners who said many birds were injured in the event.
Scroll down for video In a flap: The ducks make a swim for it as they are chased by peckish contestants in the live duck-grabbing competitionScuffle: The ducks charged away as any caught injured were killed and eaten after the race