Opponents shoot down duck hunting report as a 'failure'

Animal welfare advocates in SA say there is no justification for allowing duck-hunting to continue. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Duck hunters have been given the green light to keep shooting birds in South Australia, despite claims it is inhumane, threatens endangered species and goes against community expectations.

The RSPCA has slammed a report by a South Australian parliamentary committee into the hunting of native birds, tabled on Thursday.