Still sabbing the bastards
10th August 2023 A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), otherwise known as bird flu, has been confirmed in red grouse in Scotland, according to DEFRA. Red grouse. Photo: RSPB Images The confirmation has appeared in DEFRA’s running tally of confirmed bird flu cases in wild birds, which is a spreadsheet that’s updated weekly …
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7th August 2023 Message from the Hunt Saboteurs Association In just a few days’ time – on 12th August -, the grouse shooting season will begin again, meaning hundreds of thousands of these moorland birds will be blasted out of the sky. Grouse shooting takes place on the UK’s uplands, with the main areas in …
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Many thanks to Raptor Persecution UK for the article 31st July 2023 There was a pretty gruesome criminal case taking place at the High Court in Glasgow last week relating to the infamous Auch Estate at the Bridge of Orchy. Long-term blog readers may well remember the Auch Estate – a deer-stalking and fishing sporting estate where …
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Message from the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) 31st July 2023 The red grouse shooting season takes place each year from 12th August – the ‘Glorious Twelfth’ – until 10th December. The HSA has a longstanding tradition of sabbing the beginning of the season and last year was no different with a number of shoots being shut …
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May 2021 From the Hunt Saboteurs Association Shooting Officer Drive through some of the countryside in Wales, Scotland and England you could be forgiven for thinking, especially when the heather is in bloom, how beautiful and diverse it is. In reality, the Grouse Moors are not dissimilar to palm oil plantations: a monoculture. The “crop” …
12th July 2023 We will be holding a training and induction day on Monday 7th August at 6pm in Northern Quarter, Manchester. Please come along if you are interested in taking direct action for animals. We will be teaching you the basics of hunt sabotage and the various tactics we use to save hunted animals. …
Did you know that this year is our 60th anniversary? 🎉 Thanks so much Chris Packham for celebrating with us and for your inspiring words to every hunt saboteur saving wildlife! Check out his message below. 👇
31st March 2023 Rory Parker was video-recorded as he fired twice at the protected bird of prey before it plummeted to the ground. Rory Parker was caught on camera as he fired two shots into the air before the protected bird of prey plummeted to the ground. The wildlife charity RSPB Scotland video-recorded the incident …
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20th March 2023 A SHOOTING hut in Jedburgh has been given the green light – despite concerns over its potential impact on protected species. Scottish Borders Council has approved a retrospective planning application for a timber shooting hut from Lothian Estates Shooting Partnership on land west of Coldhaugh Bank in Jedburgh. The hut is to …
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